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Santeri joined Marinetek in 2022, and brings extensive experience in international project business to Marinetek Group. Previously he has worked at KONE corporation where he recently served in leadership roles in the firm’s Major Projects Division as Head of Service Business, New Equipment Business Director Asia Pacific and Head of Technology.

Santeri has been involved globally in “design to build projects” for high-rise buildings, infra medical facilities, and marine cruise ship projects. Earlier, Santeri worked in the aerospace industry on R&D projects, for example on structural parts of the Airbus A380.

He received his M.Sc. Eng. from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.

Jukka has been Marinetek Group’s CFO since September 2023.

Jukka has extensive knowledge over wide range of industries. He has 10 years of M&A consulting experience from KPMG and Ernst & Young (EY) and over 12 years of CFO, HR Director and Business Controller experience from service, retail, logistics and construction industries.

Jukka holds a M.Sc. (Economics) degree from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland.

Valtteri is very experienced in all aspects of marina, breakwater and floating structure construction.

Valtteri worked earlier with Marinetek from 2002 to 2012 in various roles. In 2012 he relocated with his family the UAE where we worked for a local marina construction company. In 2020 Vauramo moved to Australia where he worked as General Manager at a local marina company, rotomoulding company and industrial floatation branch.

Valtteri returned to Finland and Marinetek in 2023 to manage Central and North Europe business operations. In October 2023, Valtteri took the position of Managing Director of Marinetek Finland.

Valtteri brings a wealth of international experience in the marina construction business back to Marinetek. He holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Markku co-founded Marinetek with Ilkka Seppälä in 1994.

Markku started working in the marina industry already in 1983, during his studies for a degree in Civil Engineering at the Technical College of Tampere, Finland. Since that he has been working on numerous marina projects globally.

His extensive knowledge and expertise of engineering and marina design helps the company meet each client´s needs. Markku’s special expertise includes anchoring systems, evaluation of the design criteria, sales services and project management.

Andrzej is a Marine Engineering professional with over 15 years’ experience in delivering projects across Europe, South-East Asia and Middle East. Throughout his career he has been responsible for engineering design, project management and construction supervision of various waterfront developments including marinas for recreational and commercial use.

He joined Marinetek in 2022, and led the UAE based team in delivering of several projects for the design, manufacturing, and installation of marina pontoons – among others, for the marina at the Red Sea comprising over 300 berths. He was also engaged in business development activities, as well as the development of commercial and business strategies for the company’s operations in the region.

Andrzej holds a double master’s degree (MSc) in Hydraulic Engineering from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and in Water Resource Management from the National University of Singapore.

Boris has spent his entire working life in the nautical business, starting as the manager in a charter company. By moving to a commercial shipyard as the Commercial – Technical Director, he participated in the transformation from an exclusively naval shipyard into a shipyard specializing in the repair and the maintenance of superyachts.

As the director of the project for the development of the first Croatian marina for mega yachts, the Mandalina marina in Šibenik, and as its first director, he introduced new standards and elements in the design of marinas in Croatia.

Since 2005, as Managing Director of Marinetek Croatia, Boris has been leading an experienced team in marina development, from producing pontoons to marina designs, project management and oversight of the installation of new recreational marinas. He has participated in over 120 marina projects, from development to construction, expansion and reconstruction of ports and marinas, in 14 Mediterranean countries.

John has over 20 years experience in the marine industry and project management. He has been involved in a wide range of projects, ranging from residential level projects to full scale marinas with 1,200 slips.

John has been involved in projects throughout the United States in various stages from planning and development, financial, installations, storm damage assessment and repair.

Danat is co-founder of Marinetek Latvia and in 2004 joined the Marinetek group as a Technical Director in Kekava, Latvia.

Danat has been responsible for implementing technical and engineering strategies to ensure that a business runs smoothly and that overall targets and standards are observed and met.

He has been an integral part of Marinetek Latvia’s development and has also worked on the opening of a new factory in Olaine, Latvia. In 2013 Danat was promoted to Managing Director of Marinetek Latvia.

Prior to joining Marinetek Latvia, Danat worked in the metal industry for a number of years.

Gautama Dutta is a prominent personality of the Indian yachting industry. A former combat veteran and an accomplished sportsman, Gautama has been actively involved in the marine business for the last two decades. He founded Marine Solutions, India’s leading luxury yacht retailer, and has successfully diversified into other related marine business spaces of yacht charter and marinas.

Understanding and developing effective businesses strategies for new markets is Gautama’s strength. He is able to navigate businesses through teething challenges and build long term value for the companies. Gautama effectively runs business operations, hands-on style, a skill gained from his military experience.

Gautama has been based in Bombay since 2006 and has introduced the Marinetek floating concrete pontoon technology in India. As the Managing Director of Marinetek India, he has successfully delivered prestigious projects for the Govt of India and has created a strong good will and reputation for Marinetek name.

Gautama is an alumni of the prestigious Lawrence School, Sanawar and the National Defence Academy.

Henri joined Marinetek in 1995 and has during the years been responsible for production, purchasing, costing, designing and R&D.

During 2011–2013 he established production facilities in China and in 2016–2019 he worked as Engineering Director in UAE, participating in designing and production of one of the biggest projects in Marinetek’s history, 6 Marinas at Deira Islands.

Henri’s main tasks today are various technical-related topics, project management, R&D, production supervision, training, sustainability projects and providing technical support for Marinetek companies.

Henri’s educational background is M. Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Jussi joined Marinetek Engineering team for the first time in 2011. Since then, he has been working for a decade in various engineering roles at Marinetek and has been involved on numerous marina projects all over the world.

Jussi is an experienced marina designer and has a strong background in mechanical engineering and product design. In his current position as an Engineering Director Jussi leads the group’s global engineering network.

Before re-joining Marinetek in 2023, Jussi worked two years on mineral processing technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Ruurd is a pioneer in the yachting and marina industry in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Since 2007, he has been involved as entrepreneur in several new and ground-breaking activities, such as starting Vietnam’s first sailing charter company, facilitation of super yacht visits, establishment of Princess Yachts Vietnam and Cambodia and the realisation of Ana Marina Nha Trang, the first marina in Vietnam.

In October 2021, Ruurd joined Marinetek as representative for Southeast Asia with the aim and commitment to develop more and better marinas and floating infrastructural projects in the region.

He is covering Southeast Asia from his base in Vietnam, which is in the middle of the emerging yachting and marina industry in this part of the world. His mission is to set and raise the standards with regard to safety, quality, durability and sustainability.

Ruurd has built an extensive network with other marine professionals and developers in this region and is often participating in yacht shows and conferences as speaker and panellist, to share his experience.