About Ilkka
Expertise
Ilkka Leppävuori is a partner with Bain & Company Nordic based in the Helsinki office. He leads Bain's global Forest Products, Paper & Packaging practice and is a member of the firm's Performance Improvement, Energy & Natural Resources and Advanced Manufacturing & Services practices, with particularly deep expertise in Machinery & Equipment.
He has a decade of management consulting experience, working with senior executives and management teams to address their most pressing strategic issues.
Ilkka has worked across a wide range of industries with a focus on industrial goods and services, information technology and telecommunications. He holds deep expertise in growth strategies, sales force effectiveness, performance improvement, organizational restructuring and mergers & acquisitions.
During his time with Bain, he has also worked in the company's Atlanta and Dallas offices.
Prior to joining Bain in 2006, Ilkka spent several years in the electronics industry.
He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tampere University of Technology.
Bain Partner Ilkka Leppävuori shares two things paper and packaging companies should do to initiate effective digitalization.
Recent Insights
- “To Market, to Market, but Which Route?,” Snap Chart, August 2020
- “Industrial Channel Partners: Whom to Embrace, Who Should Depart?,” Snap Chart, August 2020
- “When Lean Manufacturing Loses Steam,” Operations Management: Find Your Edge, February 2019, Article
- “Ilkka Leppävuori: Unfolding the Benefits of Digital in Paper and Packaging,” Video, June 2017
- “How Digital Can Reshape Paper,” Forbes.com, April 2017, Article