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Pia Vesala

Pia Vesala

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Consultant in Advisory Support & Implementations FI at Danske Bank, PhD

  • Education

    • CBS Executive

      2010 - 2011
      Business Administration and Management, General

      Emerging Leaders Talent program organised by SIMI/CBS and Danske BankTraining consisted of Business Skills and Leadership Development and Strategic Business project.

    • University of Tampere

      2003 - 2014
      PhD (Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration) Strategic Change

      Title of the research thesis: "Caught in the Middle? Narrative Identity Construction of Middle Management in Strategic Change"Research covers local branch managers` narrative identity costruction in the context of merger between Leonia Bank and Sampo Insurance company. Study is qualitative and based on interview data.

    • University of Tampere

      1995 - 2001
      Master's Degree Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

      Master of Administrative SciencesMajor: Leadership and ManagementMinors: Business studies and Economics

    • University of Jyväskylä

      2020 - 2026
      Master's degree in Mathematical IT Software and Telecommunications Technology

      I am specialized into embedded systems, especially to wireless sensor networks and IoT.I can code with multiple syntaxes (Java, C#, C, C++, Python and Assembler) with many IDEs.I also have hands on skills in SQL and designing relational databases.

  • Experience

    • Disneyland Paris

      May 1997 - Aug 1997
      Sports hostess

      My main tasks included sports equipment rental services for resort visitors.

    • University of Tampere

      May 1998 - Jul 1998
      Summer intern

      Secretarial work in the Faculty's office

    • Leonia Bank

      May 1999 - Aug 1999
      Summer Intern

      My daily activities included teller services and daily banking.

    • Danske Bank

      Dec 1999 - Nov 2016

      My responsibilities included strategic business development programmes and projects. I was responsible for the overall performance of the branch including customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and reaching the set key performance indicators. My daily activities included sales management, coaching, customer meetings and networking locally. I was responsible for the overall performance of the branch. My daily activities included sales management, coaching and customer meetings. My main target was to acquire new customers through my own networks. My responsibilities included sales management, coaching and customer meetings. My main responsibilities were customer meetings with new and existing customers regarding loans, investments and daily banking.

      • Senior Consultant in Business Development

        Apr 2011 - Nov 2016

      • Senior Branch Manager

        Apr 2008 - Mar 2011

      • Manager

        Jan 2003 - Mar 2008

      • Sales Manager

        Apr 2002 - Dec 2002

      • Service Manager

        Sept 2001 - Mar 2002

      • Personal Banker

        Dec 1999 - Sept 2001

    • Säästöpankkiryhmä

      Nov 2016 - Nov 2018
      Bank Manager

      I was responsible for the overall performance of the bank's largest branch including customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and reaching the set key performance indicators. My daily activities included sales management, coaching, customer meetings and networking locally. I was a member of the bank’s extended management team.

    • Danske Bank

      Dec 2018 - now

      My main responsibility is to support local business and IT in development initiatives in Personal Customers’ Lending area. My main responsibility is to support local business and IT in development initiatives in Personal Customers’ Lending area. Business Analyst in IT development squad.Also HR manager for BAs and responsible for their competence development. Local Housing Journey Lead

      • Chief Consultant in Advisory Support&Implementations FI

        Jul 2023 - now

      • Senior Consultant in Advisory Support& Implementations FI

        Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

      • Business Analyst Chapter Lead at Buying&Owning Real Estate Nordic Tribe, Financing Development

        May 2020 - May 2021

      • Senior Consultant, Customer Journeys&Products, Development FI

        Dec 2018 - May 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Elements of AI, University of Helsinki and Reaktor, 2018

      University of Helsinki
      Nov 2018

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member of the Junior Chamber

      Issued by JCI (Junior Chamber International) on Dec 2000
      JCI (Junior Chamber International)Associated with Pia Vesala