Pertti Huusko joins Lojer Board

Pertti Huusko (62) has joined the Lojer Oy Board of Directors with effect from 1.5.2016.  Huusko qualified in the field of commercial forestry from the University of Helsinki in 1979 and is currently the Managing Director of Insta Group Oy.  Insta  is a Tampere-based family business specialising in cutting-edge technology such as electrical automation for industrial processes, management systems for the Finnish Defence Forces, aviation lifecycle services, cyber safety and data security solutions, and virtual technologies.  Insta is a strategic partner of the Defence Forces.

Pertti Huusko has earlier worked in the field of forestry machines, playing a key role in creating the Timberjack division which Metso sold in 2000 to John Deere.  At Timberjack Huusko was the Director of European Operations; most recently he was global head of the entire harvester division at John Deere and Managing Director of Timberjack.

Pertti Huusko is also on the Board at Millog Oy, a strategic maintenance partner for the Defence Forces, as well as Millog’s daughter company Senop Oy and Pirkanmaan Teknologiateollisuus.  He is a deputy Board Member at Teknologiateollisuus and an active member on an industrial committee at the Tampere Board of Commerce, the National Emergency Supply Agency and many other organisations associated with supporting the Defence Forces.

“Pertti Huusko will bring a wealth of leadership experience and know-how from the technology and service industries to Lojer,” says Lojer’s Managing Director Ville Laine.

“I’m not the type of person to keep still for too long,” says Pertti Huusko.  “As I approach retirement I have specifically wanted to get involved in helping growth companies exactly like Lojer to develop further.  As a down to earth kind of guy, I believe my history of successes means I have a lot to offer Lojer.  In leadership one of my cornerstones has been values-based leadership, which are also of foundational importance at Lojer,” he continues.