Esa Rinta-Runsala

Esa Rinta-Runsala is the Operations Data Director and Chief Operations Data Officer at Valio, where he pioneers the use of data to enhance decision-making in the companys plants. He has an M. Sc. in Technology and an extensive background in data utilization and consumer insight from leadership roles at SOK Corporation. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, analytical, and innovative.

Esa maintains a keen interest in global business and technology, reflected in his following of publications like Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, and WIRED. His professional passion centers on creative problem-solving and leveraging data to foster organizational change and build skilled, interdisciplinary teams.

In a previous role, he managed a direct marketing program that sent 1. 8 million personalized mailings to households each month.