{"id":573,"date":"2025-04-22T08:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T08:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litespeed1.seltimil.com\/~startuplions\/startup-lions-leadership-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:04:58","slug":"startup-lions-leadership-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startuplions.fi\/en\/startup-lions-leadership-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Lions leadership changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Johan Backas, CEO of investment company Startup Lions Oy, will move on to new challenges in late November.  <br\/><em>&#8220;I will leave Startup Lions on 22 November and head towards new challenges. There is no drama involved and continuity of operations has been agreed in good cooperation with the Board.&#8221;  <\/em>  says <strong>Johan Backas<\/strong>.<br\/><br\/>The Board of Startup Lions Ltd thanks Johan for the excellent cooperation and wishes him a successful career in new challenges.  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Vesa Lehtinen<\/strong>, Chairman of the Startup Lions Board, says that the search for a new CEO will open in January. Lehtinen emphasises the importance of entrepreneurship as a social force. <br\/><br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>For further information:<\/strong><br\/>Chairman of the Board Vesa Lehtinen<br\/>tel. <a href=\"tel:+358%20400%20541%20680\">+358 400 541 680<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><strong>Book a personal meeting if you want to become a shareholder:<\/strong><br\/>Board member Jukka Huikari<br\/>tel <a href=\"tel:+358%2045%20123%206390\">+358 45 123 6390<\/a><br\/><a href=\"mailto:jukka.huikari@startuplions.fi?subject=&amp;body=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jukka.huikari@startuplions.fi <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan Backas, CEO of investment company Startup Lions Oy, will move on to new challenges in late November. &#8220;I will leave Startup Lions on 22 November and head towards new challenges. There is no drama involved and continuity of operations has been agreed in good cooperation with the Board.&#8221; says Johan Backas. 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