Our Creative Team

Being located in the capital city is an enormous advantage for the Association that attracts young energetic people. Most our researches are graduates and post-graduates with PhD degree of Helsinki universities in the age of 25-40. They have a unique combination of extensive training and market research expertise that allows the Association to deliver superior results for its clients.

Who We Are

Regional Association of Business Development (RABD) was established in September 1998 with its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. The company owns comfortable premises in the heart of Finnish capital where staff and customers enjoy excellent working conditions.

Management

Christian Virolainen - CEO, commenced to head the Association from the very start of its existence, in 1998. A quick-thinker and a very intuitive person, he has a perfect ability to foresee the outcomes of the company's activities. His current duties include coordinating plans for the company's growth, outlining the best suitable development strategies, creating and maintaining business contacts with customers, both individuals and companies, decision-taking on every major issue that arises as the Association works further to bring utmost satisfaction to the customers. His slogan is 'a plan that may be fulfilled is not a plan, a real plan shall be fulfilled!'

Johannes Gustafsson - Consulting and Marketing Director, joined the Association in 1999 and became a greatest asset to the company. His work consists in heading the Consulting and Marketing Research Department, it implies distributing work evenly between all researches in the department, wise allocating human resources so that the work was done in most time and cost effective manner, furnishing both, customers and researchers with all necessary and relevant information about every project going on at the moment, presenting the completed consulting advice and market research to the customers and relaying their feedback to the Research Department. Johannes calls himself a perfectionist because he will be restless until he understands all ins and outs of the task he receives and solves the challenge.

Sinikka Timonen - Project Coordinator, began her career in the Association in 2000 and first worked in Consulting and Marketing Research Department as a researcher. Now works in close cooperation with Johannes Gustafsson, Consulting and Marketing Director and covers the load connected with communication with customers. Sinikka graduated from International Business University and implements her vast knowledge brilliantly: every customer, be it an individual who is just starting his business or a big company owner feels safe in the hands of this professional. Her flexibility is legendary as the company simultaneously works with numerous customers and Sinikka makes the relationships smooth and beneficial.

Tomi Jansson - Product Manager, started working in the Association in 2000. Among his many crucial projects, he is responsible for Reseller Programs that are created as a perfect way to deliver our experience far beyond the regional scale. Consultancy and market research developed by the Association are now available through our resellers mainly due to devoted Tomi's work.

Matias Huuskonen - IT Manager, joined the Association's successful team in 2001 to be in charge of any computer-related issues in the company. In-depth research that is carried out in the Association requires tremendous technological potential. As the company's saying goes it takes a 'Matias' to figure out all technology that stands behind any consulting or marketing solution.