Coolbrook Management team
Joonas Rauramo
CEO
M.Sc. (Technology), M.Sc. (Economics)
Joonas Rauramo is an experienced green technology and renewable energy business leader who is passionate about driving the global transformation to a CO2-free future. He is leading Coolbrook’s scaling up to a commercially led industrial business committed to partnering with leading technology companies and largest players in petrochemicals, steel, and cement. Prior to joining Coolbrook, Mr. Rauramo worked 15 years with low carbon electricity production in one of Europe’s largest utility companies, Fortum. He has held various managerial and executive positions in strategy, M&A, and business line roles, most recently as the Vice President of Wind Business Area.
- Coolbrook 2021–2022 EVP, Strategy and Industrial Partnerships
- Fortum 2018–2021 Vice President, Wind
- Fortum 2016–2018 Vice President, Solar and Wind Development
- Fortum 2007–2016 Various leadership roles in strategy and business development
Positions of trust
- Korkia, Board member 2022–
- Resand, Board member 2021–
Aleksi Airas
Chief Legal Officer
LL.M., Trained at the Bench
Aleksi Airas leads Coolbrook’s legal function as Chief Legal Officer (CLO). He is responsible for legal affairs and compliance at Coolbrook. Prior to Coolbrook, Airas worked for over a decade as a lawyer with Fortum, a leading Nordic energy company. Airas has strong experience in various areas of corporate law, and he is particularly experienced in M&A, energy and projects. Most recently he worked as Head of M&A Legal with the Corporate M&A function of Fortum.
- Fortum Corporation 2019–2023 Head of M&A Legal
- Fortum Corporation 2014–2019 Legal Counsel, M&A
- Fortum Corporation 2011–2014 Legal Counsel
- Moventas Corporation 2010–2011 Legal Counsel
- Roschier, Attorneys Ltd. 2007–2010 Associate Lawyer
Mikko Jaatinen
Chief Financial Officer
M. Sc. (Economics, Finance, Accounting)
Mikko Jaatinen ensures that Coolbrook’s financial strategies and policies support its fast growing global partnerships and commercial relationships. Prior to joining Coolbrook, he led financial sector risk management and business operations development at Neste, a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. He is an expert on funding strategy and business development in the world of green finance.
- Neste 2018 – 2022 Head of Treasury, Markets & Funding
- Neste 2016 – 2018 Head of Treasury, Financial Markets and Credit Management
- Neste 2015 – 2016 Treasury Manager
- Neste 2009 – 2015 Business controller roles in Oil Products, Renewable Products
Vesa Kylmälä
Senior Vice President, Delivery and Aftermarket
M.Sc. (Energy Technology)
Vesa Kylmälä leads Coolbrook’s global delivery and aftermarket strategy and related operations. He is responsible for building and leading a robust organisation to manage the project delivery as well as maintenance and aftermarket operations for Coolbrook’s global customers, ensuring growth and high-quality customer service in Coolbrook’s commercial phase. Kylmälä has a strong background in service business at Fortum, where during his 18-year tenure he held various management and leadership positions. Prior to joining Coolbrook, he held the position of Managing Director for the Fortum Turbine and Generator Services.
- Fortum Turbine and Generator Services, 2022–2024, Managing Director
- Fortum eNext, 2021 – 2022, Vice President
- Fortum eNext, 2020 – 2022, Head of New Ventures and Partnerships
- Fortum eNext 2016 – 2020, Head of Turbine and Generator Services
- Fortum 2005 – 2016, Various management and leadership roles in Service Business and Asset Management in Generation and Heat Divisions
Tuomas Ouni D.Sc. (Chem. Eng.)
Head of Process Development
Doctor of Science, Chemical Engineering
Tuomas Ouni D.Sc. (Chem. Eng.) is in charge of the chemical process and analytical system development of RDR technology. Prior to joining Coolbrook, he was Group Expert of Hydrocarbon Technologies at Borealis Polymers. Ouni has almost two decades of experience in process development engineering.
- Borealis 2017–2021 Group Expert, Hydrocarbon Technologies
- Borealis 2011–2017 Borealis 2017–2021 Expert, Phenol and Hydrocarbon Technologies
- Neste Jacobs 2009–2011 Process Engineer
- Perstorp 2005–2009 Process development engineer
- Helsinki University of Technology 2001–2005 Researcher, PhD student
Lauri Peltola
Chief Commercial Officer
M.Sc. (Finance)
Lauri Peltola leads the implementation of sales and commercial strategies to drive business results for Coolbrook. He is responsible for delivering business growth through sales, new partnerships, and expansion. Peltola joined Coolbrook from KONE where he was Director of Volume Elevator Offering. He brings over ten years of experience in leadership and portfolio management positions.
- Coolbrook 2023 SVP, Strategy and Corporate Development
- KONE 2021–2023 Director, Global Volume Elevator Offering
- McKinsey & Company 2020–2021 Engagement Manager
- McKinsey & Company 2019–2020 Senior Associate
- OP Financial Group 2011–2019 Management and Leadership roles in business transformation, operational excellence and banking
Mark Wilson PhD (Mech. Eng.)
Head of Engineering and Manufacturing
Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering), MMath
Mark Wilson leads the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at Coolbrook and is responsible for the development of the RDH technology. Prior to joining Coolbrook, he was a Senior Technical Specialist in fan aerodynamics at Rolls-Royce, where he led the technology development for the UltraFan fan and delivered global technical consultancy. He holds over 20 patents, has received two ASME best paper awards, previously sat on the EU EIMG Turbomachinery cluster, the DNW advisory board, and the Strategic Advisory Board, SMCSE at City University, London. He has over 20 years of experience in the turbomachinery field, with a strong technical background in aerodynamics and aeromechanics.
- Rolls-Royce:
- 2020–2023 Senior Technical Specialist, Fan Aerodynamics
- 2013-2020 Technical Specialist, Fan Aerodynamics
- 2012-2013 Noise Engineer
- 2010-2012 Powerplant Engineer
- 2000-2010 Fan Aerodynamicist
- Imperial College London 2003-2006 Researcher, PhD student
Key University partners
We are partnering with some of the world’s leading academic institutions and experts to validate and further develop the RDR and RDH technology and make this vision a reality for us all.
Liping Xu
Professor, University of Cambridge
Ph.D. (Turbomachinery) Liping Xu is a University Lecturer in Turbo machinery in Cambridge University. He has infinite knowledge about turbo machinery and vast contacts inthe industry. He is responsible for the RDR computer designs at Coolbrook.
Budimir Rosic
Professor, Oxford University
Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering) Budimir Rosic has been the main designer of CFD model for RDR technology and has a long career in top universities. He has won four ASME best paper prizes in the last 5 years and has won the prestigious ASME Gas Turbine Award twice.
Kevin Van Geem
Professor, University of Ghent
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) Kevin Van Geem is a member of the Laboratory for Chemical Technology of Ghent university. Thermochemical reaction engineering in general and inparticular the transition from fossil to renewable resources are his main research interests.
Coolbrook Board of Directors
Our board of directors brings decades of combined experience, deep expertise and a proven track record of business leadership in a range of demanding fields.
Ilpo Kuokkanen
Founder, Executive Co-Chairman
Ilpo Kuokkanen is a visionary entrepreneur and founder of Coolbrook. His education is in law, and he is focusing on the vision and strategic plans of the company. He has been involved or led several successful venture capital investments. During internet revolution, he led the development of Saunalahti into Finland’s leading internet and telecom company culminating in the IPO and later sale of the company in 2005 for € 350 million.
Eugene Jaffe
Non-Executive Director
MBA from Harvard, MSc (Finance), MSc (Econ.), Eugene Jaffe has over 25 years of international top management, investment banking and private equity experience. Recently he has worked as CEO of Neqsol (2016-2018) and CEO & Chairman of Salford Capital partners (2001-2015). He has successful proven track record from entrepreneurship, leadership of large complex businesses, deal making, execution and value creation for shareholders.
Niklas Östman
Non-Executive Director
Masters in Law. Niklas Östman has over 25 years of experience in commercial technology, software, and IP transaction and litigation. His prior roles include a leading IP and technology lawyer and partner at Roschier Attorneys, General Manager of IP Licensing at Microsoft USA and Head of Patent Licensing at Nokia, Finland.
Alexander Vatanski
Non-Executive Director
LL.M, Attorney-at-Law. Alexander Vatanski has strong background in corporate law, advocacy and entrepreneurship and has a long experience working in the largest law firms in Finland.