Book now INTL en Locations Open Services Open Pricing Articles About Open Contact Open International Home About Organisation AboutWhat is HUONE?Story of HUONEOrganisationInvestorsReal EstateCareers at HUONECompany Responsibility Our Family Board of Directors Markko Vaarnas Chairman of the Board Vaarnas – the Co-founder of Takeoff Partners – was appointed as Group Chairman to guide HUONE towards its growth targets after 11 months as a HUONE board member. He specializes in internationalizing B2B software and service companies and wants to share his experiences in building strategic business plans, conceptualizing offerings, improving customer experiences, raising finance and facilitating new market entries’ implementation – all the expertise needed for executing the fast expansion plan HUONE has for the next 2 years. Juuso Kokko Investor and Board Member Kokko has been an entrepreneur for 20 years with CMB Ravintolat and a lecturer at Haaga-Helia for 10 years. His company invests 1-2 times per year in potential startups and he is the first investor of HUONE International. His belief in Evon and HUONE’s concept has never flagged. As a shareholder and an active board member, Kokko has witnessed all the phases of HUONE and will continue to help bring this Finnish innovation to all major meeting destinations around the world. Anu Syrmä Board Member HUONE welcomed Syrmä to join the board in January 2019. Her expertise in global branding and marketing in companies such as Coca-Cola and Reima helps HUONE execute its international expansion plan. Syrmä founded her own company – SIS. Deli+Café Oy – in 2008, she understands the start-up world and knows what is needed for a company to gain significant growth. Syrmä assists the management team in sales and marketing as well as developing the HUONE concept. Evon Blomstedt – formerly Söderlund Founder, Group CEO and Board Member Evon Blomstedt – formerly Söderlund as the Founder, Group CEO and Mother of HUONE, has never stopped following her passion with meetings, service design and customer service excellence. With her multicultural background and a strong leadership style, Evon has been a cultural and visionary icon for HUONE. Evon is a battle-hardened entrepreneur. With her entrepreneurial journey founding HUONE, in 2014, she was recognised as ‘PwC’s Most Valuable Entrepreneur in Finland’ award. Later in February 2015, she was also the youngest and the first foreigner to receive the Vuoden Restonomi 2014 award. She is an inspirational speaker on girl power, motivation and entrepreneurship, as well as an ambassador for SISU. Jyrki Lämsä Board Member Seeing the significant opportunity to scale HUONE’s operations to more international markets, Lämsä was delighted to take up a board position as of January 2019. His extensive work history in finance and accounting in companies such as Pohjola and Musti and Mirri are keys to help HUONE reach its full potential in the upcoming years. Huone International Team Evon Blomstedt – formerly Söderlund Founder, Group CEO and Board Member Evon has never stopped following her passion for meeting and service design. As the Founder, Group CEO and mother of HUONE, she does all this with her multicultural operating team on two continents and a capable leadership team. Unit Heads Jaakko Eskola HUONE Helsinki Ian Wu HUONE Singapore Louise Adolph HUONE Denmark Contact Us Media Privacy Policy Sites Finland Singapore Denmark Subscribe to our newsletter Follow us © HUONE 2021 Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä Käytämme yksilöiviä tietoja kerääviä evästeitä muun muassa tarjoamamme sisällön, markkinointimme ja palvelumme kehittämiseen ja räätälöimiseen. Ole hyvä ja hyväksy tai hylkää yksilöiviä tietoja keräävien evästeiden käyttö. Lisätietoa » Hyväksy Hylkää