Entrepreneur
Finland
- Current
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- Co-Founder at Hagros & Hagros Ltd
- Advisor at Tecnotree
- Co-Founder at Sunrise Bridge Ltd
- Co-Founder at Poppiboksi Ltd
- Past
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- Chief Operating Officer at Fox Mobile Group
- Managing Director at Fox Mobile Distribution (formely Jamba)
- Board Member at Sesca Mobile Platform
- Vice President, Market Development at Airwide Solutions
- VP Marketing & Business Development at First Hop
- VP Operations at First Hop
- General Manager, Asia Pacific at First Hop
- Head of Strategy & Business Development at Nokia Networks
- Account Manager at Nokia
- System Marketing Manager at Nokia
- R&D Program Manager at Nokia Telecommunications
- Market Analyst at QPR Software
- Education
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- HEC School of Management
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- TRIUM Global Executive MBA
- Reims Management School
- Helsinki University of Technology
- Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
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Kaj Hagros’s Summary
Earlier, as the Chief Operating Officer for Fox Mobile Distribution (FMD) and Fox Mobile Studios (FMS), units of Fox Mobile Group (FMG), wholly-owned by News Corporation, Kaj was responsible for service delivery, product development, technology and content operations reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Kaj has 15 years of experience in the mobile industry with management positions in sales, marketing, and operations in both Europe and Asia-Pacific. He joined FMG from Airwide Solutions, where he served as Vice President Market Development. There he built new business through mobile advertising, allowing operators and service providers to create new revenue through targeted, personalized ads using all mobile content distribution channels. Prior to being acquired by Airwide, Kaj served six years in various leadership positions at First Hop, including General Manager APAC (Singapore), VP Operations (Finland), VP Marketing & Business Development (London), and was also appointed to lead the post-merger integration process between Airwide and First Hop. First Hop was a maker of service delivery platforms for over 60 mobile operators, such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefónica, Bharti and AIS.
Kaj began his career at Nokia. He spent seven years with the company in R&D, direct operator sales in Scandinavia, and global system marketing. Kaj most recently served as the Head of Strategy and Business Development for Mobile Internet Applications.
Kaj has a degree in Industrial Management from the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland, and the Trium MBA from the London School of Economics and Political Science, the HEC School of Management and from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Kaj Hagros’s Experience
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Co-Founder
Hagros & Hagros Ltd
(Management Consulting industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Hagros & Hagros provides management consultancy services and board professionals experienced in mobile services, manufacturing & logistics, and information technology.
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Advisor
Tecnotree
(Telecommunications industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
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Co-Founder
Sunrise Bridge Ltd
(Financial Services industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Co-Founder
Poppiboksi Ltd
(Real Estate industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
Poppiboksi provides studio and rehearsal facilities for musicians and performing artists in Helsinki, Finland.
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Chief Operating Officer
Fox Mobile Group
(Media Production industry)
July 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 5 months)
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Managing Director
Fox Mobile Distribution (formely Jamba)
(Privately Held; Wireless industry)
June 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 6 months)
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Board Member
Sesca Mobile Platform
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 7 months)
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Vice President, Market Development
Airwide Solutions
(Telecommunications industry)
November 2007 — June 2008 (8 months)
Responsible for business development, strategic market expansion, and partnerships & alliances. Airwide is the global market-leading provider of next-generation mobile messaging infrastructure, based in Boston, USA. Member of the leadership team.
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VP Marketing & Business Development
First Hop
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 7 months)
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VP Operations
First Hop
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Customer deliveries, professional services
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General Manager, Asia Pacific
First Hop
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
August 2001 — July 2004 (3 years )
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Head of Strategy & Business Development
Nokia Networks
(Telecommunications industry)
February 2001 — August 2001 (7 months)
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Account Manager
Nokia
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
January 1999 — February 2001 (2 years 2 months)
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System Marketing Manager
Nokia
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
January 1997 — January 1999 (2 years 1 month)
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R&D Program Manager
Nokia Telecommunications
(Telecommunications industry)
March 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 11 months)
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Market Analyst
QPR Software
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1994 — December 1994 (7 months)
Kaj Hagros’s Education
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HEC School of Management
MBA , Trium Global Executive MBA , 2006 — 2008
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London School of Economics and Political Science
MBA , Trium Global Executive MBA , 2006 — 2008
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New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
MBA , Trium Global Executive MBA , 2006 — 2008
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TRIUM Global Executive MBA
TRIUM Global Executive MBA , 2006 — 2008
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Reims Management School
1994 — 1995
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Helsinki University of Technology
M.Sc (eng) , Industrial Management , 1989 — 1995
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Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
M.Sc. (eng) , Industrial Management , 1989 — 1995
