Dr. Katja Ahoniemi from Imperial College London moves to Aalto EE

18.7.2016

Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) appointed Dr. Katja Ahoniemi as the Associate Director of Degree programs starting August 29, 2016. Prior to this she has served as the Program Director of the full-time MBA program at Imperial College London. Ahoniemi’s substantial international experience and her knowledge of the academic field will enhance and support the implementation of the company’s global growth strategy.  

Katja Ahoniemi holds a PhD in Economics from Aalto University School of Business, with a dissertation on volatility modeling in financial markets. Her publication "Flows, Price Pressure, and Hedge Fund Returns" was awarded as one of the top papers published in 2014 in the Financial Analysts Journal.

“Katja will strengthen our team of experts in a very valuable way; the competition for the top positions in the world is becoming more and more severe We have every reason to be very proud of our ranking results already now, but Katja will contribute to changing to a new gear in the development of our global partner programs,” says Group Managing Director, Dr. Pekka Mattila.

More information

Dr. Pekka Mattila
Group Managing Director, Professor of Practice
Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
Tel. +358 40 738 7221
pekka.mattila@aaltoee.fi

Aalto University Executive Education Ltd

Aalto University Executive Education offers high-quality leadership development services (Aalto EE), professional development services for experts and managers (Aalto PRO), and creative solutions covering the whole life-cycle of entrepreneurship (Aalto ENT). Aalto University brings to our offering a multidisciplinary approach, together with innovative learning methods; this provides a unique combination of practical expertise with latest research. Aalto University Executive Education’s strengths lie in its global operating model and diverse offering.

In addition to Finland and Singapore, Aalto University Executive Education offers education programs in the Baltic countries, China, Indonesia, Iran, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. Aalto University Executive Education holds three respected accreditations: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS certificates. This places it in the top 0.5 per cent of the world’s institutions.