Mr. Pekka Tolonen
Director of Growth & Development for Africa, Wärtsilä
Mr. Pekka Tolonen has 23 years of international business experience from power generation and business development consulting. He joined Wärtsilä in 2017, and has had leading roles in Strategy and Solar Business. Currently he holds the position of Director of Growth & Development for Africa in Wärtsilä’s Energy Business. His background is in nuclear engineering. Prior to his current role, he held technical and leadership roles in the nuclear sector, and several senior leadership roles in international business development consulting, covering responsibilities in West Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
Mr. Tolonen holds a MSc degree from Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland), as well as an Executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa (Spain).