About
Ville Solja serves as Vice Chair and CBDO at Kiilto, a Finnish family-owned industrial company. He is also an active investor and board member in several startups, and is an Industrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners.
Experience
- KiiltoChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- KiiltoVice Chairman2021 — 2025
- KiiltoChief Business Development Officer2015 — 2025Helsinki Area, Finland
- KiiltoBoard Member2017 — 2021
- KiiltoBusiness Development2013 — 2015Helsinki & Tampere
- Circulos Meos OyChief Executive Officercurrent2013 — present
- CleanDet OyBoard Member2020 — 2025
- Connected Finland OyBoard Member2016 — 2024
- Aiforsite OyBoard Member2020 — 2024
- Future Board ryBoard Member2016 — 2018Helsinki Area, Finland
- Metalpak OyMember of the Board2010 — 2017
- Suomen Uusiomuovi Oy/ The Finnish Plastics Recycling LtdMember of the Board2014 — 2015
- Intermedius OyBusiness Development2013 — 2015
- Dream Broker OySales Consultant2012 — 2013
- ValioCategory & Marketing Assistant2011Helsinki
- Tikkurila OyjMarketing Trainee2010Warsaw Metropolitan Area
- Trainers' HouseMarketer2009 — 2010Espoo
Skills & more
B2B12Marketing16Marketing Communications6B2B Marketing7Digital Marketing7Selling2Sales10Training1Customer Acquisition2Account Management5Business Development18Sales Process1
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Project ManagementStrategic SellingBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentB2CChemical IndustryStrategyManagementMarketing StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Sales ManagementLanguages English · Finnish · German · Swedish
From Ville's professional profile.
Colleagues at Evli Growth Partners
Ainomaija Haarla
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Ari Korhonen
Growth Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Ari-Pekka Salovaara
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Jake Jyväsjärvi
Investment Analyst at Evli Growth Partners
Jere Blomqvist
Investment Manager at Evli Growth Partners
Juha-Matti Liukkonen
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Juho Loippo
Investor at Evli Growth Partners
Juuso Koskinen
Associate Partner at Evli Growth Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ville Solja?
- Ville Solja serves as Vice Chair and CBDO at Kiilto, a Finnish family-owned industrial company. He is also an active investor and board member in several startups, and is an Industrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners.
- Where does Ville Solja work?
- Ville Solja is Industrial Advisor at Evli Growth Partners.
- Where did Ville Solja go to school?
- Ville Solja studied at IMD (High Performance Boards); IE University Lifelong Learning (Data Science BootCamp, Data Processing); University of Helsinki (Master's degree, Marketing).
Same school
Also attended IMD230
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Also attended IE University Lifelong Learning1
Also attended University of Helsinki56
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