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Matti Saarikko

Critic · DISC type C
Chief Technology Officer at Patria
📍 Finland

As Chief Technology Officer at Patria, Matti Saarikko drives strategic technology planning and R&D with expertise in future vehicle development, autonomous systems, and armament. Colleagues recognize his strong organizational and leadership skills. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Turku University of Applied Sciences.

Matti led a multinational consortium that successfully secured a contract from the European Commission for the European Defence Funds FAMOUS 1 & 2 program.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Finland
Personality Overview

How Matti shows up

Critic
ROI Driven
Negotiator

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Matti cares about

Future Combat Systems
His work focuses on future vehicle development, armament, resilience, survivability, and autonomous systems for next-generation defense platforms.
Defence R&D
He leads Patria's technology and R&D portfolio and has experience managing large-scale, multinational European Defence Fund programs.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Chief Technology Officer
Patria
1-2022 - 12-2023
Vice President, Technology and R&D
Patria
6-2014 - 1-2022
Director Of Technology
Patria
4-2009 - 6-2014
Senior Manager
Patria
4-2007 - 3-2009
R&D Manager
Patria
In the press

Media appearances

Patria's innovative solutions can give remote‑control and autonomous driving capabilities even to older generation armoured vehicles. Featured in Patria Group
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The unmanned Patria AMV: development focusing on remote control. Featured in Patria Group
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Education
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Turku University of Applied Sciences
2007 - 2008
JET
Rastor Oy
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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