Vaisala has appointed Lorenzo Gulli as Executive Vice President, Strategy and M&A. He will join the Vaisala Leadership Team and report to the President and CEO Kai Öistämö, beginning his role in January 2025.
As EVP, Strategy and M&A, Lorenzo Gulli will lead Vaisala’s strategy, where leveraging M&A continues to be a strategic tool to drive growth and speed up strategy execution.
Lorenzo Gulli has extensive experience from top management consultancies. He joins Vaisala from his position as Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company where he served both high-tech and private equity clients on strategy and value creation. Previously, he held different roles at Bain & Company and Accenture Strategy both in Europe and the United States. Additionally, he has experience from business development from ABB Switzerland. Having an MBA in finance as well as master’s degree in computer science, his academic background combines both technology and business education.
“Lorenzo is a highly skilled strategist with vast expertise in technology, private equity, and growth acceleration. In addition, he brings valuable experience from multiple industries and numerous strategy projects globally. I warmly welcome Lorenzo to our team and look forward to working with him in Vaisala’s journey of driving growth and enabling data-driven climate action,” says Kai Öistämö, President and CEO of Vaisala.
“I am honored and thrilled to embark on this new journey, joining the talented Vaisala team to help accelerate growth and strengthen our global leadership in instruments and intelligence for climate action.” says Lorenzo Gulli. “I believe Vaisala is uniquely positioned to drive meaningful impact to our planet while creating long-term value for customers, employees, and shareholders and I am fully committed to leveraging my experience to further develop and execute our long-term strategy and vision.”
