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Miia Kankaanpää

Judge · DISC type Dc
Director Global Business Development at Sodexo
📍 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Miia Kankaanpää is a Director of Global Business Development at Sodexo, focusing on workplace transformations and customer experience. Her career spans major organizations like Microsoft and Nokia, as well as startups. She is described by colleagues as results-focused and adept at simplifying complex issues. Miia holds an M. Sc. in Economics from Aalto University.

Originally from Finland, Miia is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Her interest in social impact is evident from her board memberships at social enterprise Fusion21 and community-focused Trafford Leisure. She has lived and worked internationally in Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong before settling in the UK.

She is an accredited Executive Coach with a specialization in sales coaching from the Academy of Executive Coaching in London.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director Global Business Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Miia shows up

Quality Focused
Objective Thinker
Features Driven

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Miia cares about

Workplace Transformation
Focuses on co-creating engaging workplaces centered around hybrid work, well-being, and sustainability, believing a positive workplace is a key competitive advantage.
Customer Centricity
Maintains a strong track record of building customer-centric organizations, with deep expertise in new customer acquisition, key account management, and customer success.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Director Global Business Development
Sodexo
12-2019
Board Director
Fusion21
7-2019 - 7-2023
Board Director
Trafford Leisure
9-2019 - 4-2023
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Lune Group Oy Ltd - Lunette
7-2018 - 9-2019
Commercial Director
whatimpact.com
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Education
M.Sc. (Economics)
Aalto University School of Economics
Executive Coach
Academy of Executive Coaching
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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