Teo Lindén

Head of Business Controlling

Kauniainen, Uusimaa, Finland

About

I am an experienced leader with over 20 years in Business Controlling, Supply Chain and Sales Management in process and manufacturing industry with an international scope.

Experience

  • Director, Head of Business Controlling at Suominen Corporation
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Stora Enso Wood Products (Full-time · 12 yrs 2 mos)
    • Head of Distribution Units
      Dec 2019 - Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Responsible for 300M€ (20% growth from 2019 to 2023) Distribution Unit business with units located in Australia, USA and Europe serving their local market and the MENA region - Sales & Operations Planning and inventory replenishment - Strategic development of the distribution unit network - Sales and capacity steering to best paying markets - In-house and 3PL warehouse operations and OHS - Sourcing of services and equipment, warehouse lease (CAPEX) projects - Close co-operation with the relevant internal functions in a complex matrix organization - Distribution concept and process development, digitalization - Country level legal unit responsibilities covering internal and external audit requirements - Member of Division’s Sales Management Team - Number of reports is 30 (8 direct).

    • Head of Distribution Development and Sales Controlling
      Dec 2017 - Nov 2019 · 2 yrs

      - Distribution Unit operations and concept development globally - Sales controlling; rolling forecasting, sales steering, customer and product profitability follow-up and credit control - Head of sales controlling team responsible for Business Line and Distribution Unit controlling globally - Division’s Sales & Operations Planning Lead responsible for the timely process and development - Member of the Sales Management Team and finance business partner for the Head of Sales Wood Products - Number of reports 30 (6 direct).

    • Director, Head of Business Control Classic Sawn and Sales Network
      Nov 2015 - Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Business controlling for Stora Enso Wood Products Division’s Classic Sawn business and Distribution Units - Division’s S&OP Lead responsible for the timely process and development - Finance business partner for Head of Classic Sawn Sales and Sales Network - Number of reports 5

  • Board Member and Managing Director (01/2016->) at MENA Wood Oy Ltd
    Oct 2015 - Dec 2023 · 8 yrs 3 mos

    MENA Wood Oy was a timber trading company for Middle East and North African markets. It was 100% owner by Stora Enso Oyj. Sales in 2014 was >200M€ and it's business was sold to parent company - Stora Enso Wood Products Oy - in 01/2016 and company was merged to Stora Enso Oyj in 12/2023.

  • Board Member at Puumerkki AS
    Jul 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Puumerkki is a specialised wholesaler of wooden building materials and was 100% owned by Stora Enso. Stora Enso divested its shares in the Finnish Puumerkki Oy and the Estonian Puumerkki AS to Mimir Invest AB, a global investment firm. Financial Controller (CFO) of Puumerkki AS was reporting to me in my operative role 2012-2017.

  • Board Member at Puumerkki UAB
    Jul 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Puumerkki is a specialised wholesaler of wooden building materials and was 100% owned by Stora Enso. Stora Enso divested its shares in the Finnish Puumerkki Oy and the Estonian Puumerkki AS to Mimir Invest AB, a global investment firm.