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Timo J. Soininen

Timo J. Soininen, CEO of Sulake Corporation

Mr. Timo Soininen (40) is the CEO of Sulake Corporation, an interactive entertainment company based in Helsinki, Finland.

Sulake is specialized in massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) and online communities. The company provides games that are community-driven, non-violent and easy to access and play.

Currently Sulake employs around 225 people and operates in 17 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Sulake's top brand franchise, Habbo Hotel, is an online game environment designed for teens and has become one of the most popular and fastest growing teen websites in the world. To date, over 41 million Habbo characters have been created, with over 5,4 million unique users visiting Habbo Hotel each month.

Mr. Soininen was appointed CEO of Sulake in August 2001. Prior to this, he worked for online recruitment company StepStone as Marketing Director for Finland and Sweden. Soininen has over ten years' experience and a proven track record from senior posts in consumer and B2B marketing functions for international brand companies (StepStone Ltd., United Biscuits Ltd./Fazer Biscuits Ltd., SCA Mölnlycke). Soininen holds a M.Sc. (Econ.) degree in Marketing from Helsinki School of Economics.

 

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