Graichen Consulting Oy
Helping growth companies reach their full potential.
We work with ambitious companies to unlock what's already there — sharper strategy, real market expansion, and organisations built to perform at scale. Our focus is practical: we help you move from ambition to execution, without adding weight along the way.
What We Do
Strategy Consulting
We help leadership teams define direction with clarity — grounded in market reality, not theory.
Building High-Performance Organisations
Scalable processes and strong teams don't happen by accident. We help design the structures that let a growing company keep its edge as it grows.
International Industrial Network
Deep, established relationships across industries give our clients faster, lower-risk access to new markets, partners, and customers.
Board Work Consulting
We support boards in strengthening governance and decision-making — the quiet infrastructure behind good companies.
Management Team Consulting
Hands-on guidance for leadership teams navigating growth, transition, or internationalisation.
How We Work
From ambition to execution
Our depth of process understanding and market network means solutions get implemented efficiently — agile, sustainable, and without the cost overhead that typically comes with change.
Our industrial network also opens a low-bureaucracy path to testing new solutions with real investors and customers, so businesses can develop with evidence, not guesswork.
We are not a traditional consulting firm. We build on trust and performance — direct, honest, and free of unnecessary complexity.
Who We Work With
Focused partners for the next stage
Family-owned SMEs and private equity-backed companies seeking focused, hands-on partners for their next stage of growth.
Focus
Family owned SMEs and private equity
Corporate Governance & Board Work
Boardman Network, since 2021
Advisory and Board Work
Trigonor Oy
Chairman of the Board
2026 – current
Frestems Oy
Advisory role to the Management & Owners
2026 – current
Iiwari Tracking Solutions
Advisory role to the CEO
2022 – current
Business Tampere Association
Ambassador
2026 – current
Plugit Charging Oy
Advisory role to the Board
2023 – 2025
Parker Hannifin Oy
Member of the Board of Directors
2013 – 2016
Professional experience
2023 – current
COO, Plugit Charging Oy
A leading CPO in the Nordics, driving the energy transition in heavy-duty transportation.
2020 – 2023
Vice President Service Operations, Cargotec Finland
Global leader in lifting solutions for on-road transportation.
2018 – 2020
Director Operational Excellence, Valmet Technology Ltd, Finland
Global leader in paper technology.
2016 – 2018
Director Roll Maintenance BU, Valmet Technology Ltd, Finland
2013 – 2016
Managing Director, Parker Hannifin Ltd., Urjala, Finland
Global industrial player focusing on lean technologies.
2010 – 2013
BU Supply Chain Manager, Parker Hannifin Ltd., Urjala, Finland
2005 – 2010
Product Sales & Supply Chain Manager, Parker Hannifin Ltd., Chemnitz, Germany
Publications
“The world is green”
2022
A collection of articles describing how OEMs and their suppliers are implementing strategies around sustainability, reliability and deglobalization during a geopolitical crisis. It covers the full supply chain — from strategy, design, R&D and production to sourcing, logistics and cost negotiations — with detailed insights into what worked, what did not, and what may work in the future.
“The world is agile”
2023
The World Is Agile is the fourth book in this sequence and looks at supply chain from an entirely new perspective. CPOs from Agritech to Rail to Energy and Automotive describe their perspectives, while suppliers talk to the OEMs about their struggles and highlight craftsmanship and innovation to help the OEMs reach their goals. Everyone shares their ideas, solutions, problems and vision for the future in an agile world.
“Successful CPO’s”
2025
A compelling compilation drawing on the experiences and wisdom of over 35 Chief Procurement Officers, Heads and Directors of Procurement across multiple industries — plus the perspectives of CEOs, CFOs, designers, architects and consultants who collaborate with them. The book covers leadership, sustainability, digitalization, design, competitive pricing, quality assurance, financial planning, team building, negotiation, agility, sourcing in China and India, spare parts management, and more.
Contact
Built on trust and performance — direct, honest, and free of unnecessary complexity.
Graichen Consulting Oy is based in Tampere, Finland, and works with owners, boards and management teams across the Nordics and Central Europe.
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