Gainer Oy specializes in effective sales and marketing solutions. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Gainer has been in operation since 1984 and employs about 50 sales and marketing professionals.
In late March of 2026, Riitta Laukkanen — Gainer's Founder and Owner — reached out to Ferovalo for assistance. Gainer was restructuring their board and wanted to find a chair who could take the company into its next era.
After discussing the role and the desired competencies with our team, Riitta decided to utilise Ferovalo's board service. Through Ferovalo, Gainer was presented with 10 qualified and reference-checked candidates. Riitta interviewed 6, then narrowed them down to 4 for a second interview with the CEO. In the end, their team chose Jaakko Kievari to take the role of Gainer's next Board Chair.
On behalf of Gainer, Riitta gave extremely positive feedback. She praised Ferovalo's board service and its facilitation by our Founder and Managing Director, Elina Liehu.
She said, "The transaction was fast and efficient. Everything went like a dance. We got a great chairman of the board and dealing with Elina was not work, but a joyful encounter."
Throughout the process, Riitta frequently commented that her expectations were exceeded. She was pleasantly surprised at how many qualified candidates were interested in the position.
Elina credits the high level of talent to Ferovalo's unique process.
She explains, "There are other companies that offer interim and board professionals, but none work quite like us. They often have a very limited talent pool and recycle the same candidates without seeing if there could be a better match."
Elina continues, "Through our partnership with Best Best Talent Platform, independent talent apply directly to assignments that interest them. In this way, I am able to present candidates who are both qualified and motivated to take on the role. And it opens the door to wonderful experts outside my own network, some that I would not have even thought to recruit."
Ferovalo's board service is simple, efficient, and designed specifically to attract the most qualified and motivated board professionals.
As a partner of Best Best Talent Platform (BBTP), Ferovalo has access to over 1500 independent experts across Europe who are registered as platform members. These members include quality interim managers and board professionals in Finland.
For companies that want the right match, not the most convenient one
The Ferovalo team is proud to have assisted Gainer in finding the right person for their chair position. We are thankful for the positive feedback and wish Jaakko all the best in his new role.
For more information about Ferovalo's board service — including our transparent and affordable pricing — please visit the "Board Services" page of our website. And if you have an immediate need, don't hesitate to get in touch with our Managing Director, Elina Liehu.