Finnish Navigated Brain Stimulation company Nexstim has appointed Mikko Karvinen as its new Chief Financial Officer effective as of 18 August.

According to Nexstim, Mikko Karvinen, aged 37, started his career as a financial analyst at OP Bank Group, Vaisala Oyj (in Boston and Boulder, USA) and Automaster Oy and in 2009 he was appointed CFO at SSH Communications Security Oyj, a market leader in encrypted network security solutions before moving to Innofactor PLC, a leading Nordic IT solution provider, as CFO, in 2012.

“Mikko is an outstanding addition to the management team. His experience as CFO of some of Finland’s best technology systems companies will be a significant asset and we welcome him to the Company,” said Janne Huhtala, Chief Executive Officer of Nexstim.

Karvinen’s own comment on taking on the new position was “I am exteremely excited to join Nexstim and I look forward to being a part of building this therapy technology to help stroke patients.”