CV PAULI JUHANI AALTO-SETÄLÄ

10 April 2010


Personal information

Born 6 May 1966, married, three children born in 1991, 1992 and 1997

Education

University of Art and Design Helsinki: Department of Film (1997-2000)
University of Turku: Department of Education (1987-1990)
Turun normaalikoulu Upper Secondary School, Matriculation (1985)

Helsinki School of Economics: JOKO Executive Education, Training Programme for Management by Results (2000)
Stanford Professional Publishing Course, USA (2006)
Economic Policy Management Programme of the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (Sitra) (2000)
National Defence Course (Valtakunnallinen maanpuolustuskurssi,1995, Jatkokurssi 2001)
Professional leadership training programme (JET) 2007

Professional experience

Reporter at Turun Sanomat (1989–1990)
Reporter, news anchor at the Finnish commercial TV channel MTV Oy (1990–1995)
- Assigned to make news stories and documentaries about the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East
Programme Manager at Oy Ruutunelonen Ab (SanomaWSOY Group) (1997–2000),
Editor-in-Chief at Oy Ruutunelonen Ab (1998–2000)
- Assigned to take part in the planning and implementation of the project to establish a second commercial TV channel in Finland and its news department and contents concept. Number of subordinate staff: about 40.
Vice President (Content Development, New Channels and Cross Media Projects) at Alma Media plc (2000–2004)
- Assigned to plan a broadband and digital TV strategy for the Group (MTV3 Broadband and Subtv)
Managing Director and founder of Subtv at Alma Media (2001–2002)
- Assigned to establish a national target-group-specific TV channel, recruit the staff and build a concept and a programme chart.
Editor-in-Chief at Iltalehti at Alma Media (2002–2004)
- Subordinate staff: 108 employees.
Information Delegate for International Federation of Red Cross Movement ( Emergency Response Unit 2005, Sri Lanka).
Managing Director at Kotimaa Group (2005-2009)
-subordinate staff: 118, revenue 24 Meur
Managing Director at Aller Media Oy (2009-)
-subordinate staff: 330, revenue 55 Meur

Language skills Finnish, English

Positions of trust

Member of the Board of Directors at Elcoteq SE
Chairman of the Board of Suomi24
Member of the Board at Savonlinna Opera festivals
Member of the Board at All Over Press Sweden


Military service completed in the Armoured Brigade (Panssarikoulu 1987), rank: Captain (2006).

Interests

Communication, hunting, kendo