Jukka Ritari
About Jukka Ritari
Jukka Ritari is an Area Director at Vaisala, currently based in Dubai, UAE. He has extensive experience in leadership roles within the company, focusing on the Aviation, Defense, and Meteorology sectors in the GCC region.
Current Role at Vaisala
Jukka Ritari currently serves as Area Director at Vaisala, a position he has held since 2021. He is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this role, he manages significant business opportunities with a total value ranging from 80 to 100 million euros, overseeing individual opportunities that can reach up to 20 million euros. His strategic focus includes the Aviation, Defense, and Meteorology sectors within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Previous Positions at Vaisala
Jukka Ritari has held multiple roles at Vaisala over the years. He worked as Director for the Middle-East and Africa in the Weather and Environment division from 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as Head of Region for the Middle-East and Africa from 2010 to 2016. His earlier experience includes a tenure as Regional Manager for the Middle-East from 2006 to 2010, and he began his career at Vaisala in various Project Manager and Sales Manager positions from 1996 to 2006 in Finland.
Education and Training
Jukka Ritari has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology, Finland, where he studied from 1988 to 1993. He has also completed several internal training programs at Vaisala, including the Vaisala Business Learning Program (VBLP) from 2001 to 2002, the Leadership Skills Program (Vaisala LEAD) from 2008 to 2009, and the Holistic Sales Capability Training Program (VESPA) from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, he participated in the Export Management Program at Fintra in Helsinki, Finland, from 2000 to 2001.