Who We Are
Ilkka Vesterinen
Founder
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I established Cesim for providing intellectual challenges for individual business skills. After playing business games as a hobby and founding them to be so rewarding, my purpose was to enable others with practicing and deeper understanding in an efficient, motivating and fun way.
We match or develop a business game to the learning goals – which in turn gives us the challenges and the motivation that we are looking for in what we do and feel proud of.
Innovative simulation games that run themselves without administration and technical limits for tens of thousands of users in all the continents was our dream when we started. Today we are looking for new ways to exceed ourselves in the fascinating world of simulations.
Veijo Kyösti
Managing Director, Area Manager (Finland)
mobile +358 40 504 5116
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I have been a business simulation enthusiast since the first time I ever tried one at college in the early 90’s and ever since my personal mission has been to facilitate the simulation-based learning becoming of de-facto standard in education and training. I am a great believer in technology as an enabler for more interactive and effective implementation of learning solutions, but fundamentally there is nothing more important than content and the power of engagement.
Still, the real fire in my driving on is that I am a family man who has been blessed with a great other half and three wonderful kids.
Zsuzsa Jakab
Business Development Manager, Area Manager (USA)
mobile +358 400 356 560
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I have over 5 years of experience from various fields such as mobile technologies, game design and digital marketing (both on the production and project management side). Prior to joining Cesim, I was a project manager at the Finnish marketing agency FWD Helsinki, where I successfully led a creative team of digital marketing professionals to deliver projects to clients such as Sonera and Global Champions Tour. I pride myself for having some creative flair as well, having been a concept designer at the internet agency Valve, and a game designer at Digital Chocolate.
I have joined Cesim, because I deeply believe in the educational value of our innovative learning solutions, and as a business student myself, I derived great value from the hands-on exercises that such tools provided.
Waqas Mir
Area Manager (UK)
mobile +358 400 513 369
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Born in Kashmir, brought up in Yorkshire and now living in Helsinki. I appreciate the relatively relaxed pace of life in Helsinki and I’ve even grown to enjoy the cold winters. Away from work I devote much of my time to my son, and when he and the weather permit, I play football. Badly. I’m also a fan of films and food.
Raoul Sobreville
Area Manager (France)
mobile +358 40 504 7138
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I will be more than happy to introduce myself and present you our Cesim solutions so do not hesitate to contact me.
Thomas Descombes
Area Manager (France)
mobile +358 45 26 49 949
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When I decided to choose to live the life of an expatriate in Finland, I didn't know what to expect, but was surely lead by my passion for travelling. More than anything else, I found a second home here, which I am lucky to share with a lovely partner. Activities like trekking, football or skiing generally occupy my free time, and I like to enjoy nature whenever I can.
Fascinated by new technologies, I appreciate working in an innovative and truly international environment.
Andres Velasquez
Area Manager (Portugal & Latin America)
mobile +358 40 5800 745
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I'm originally from Honduras but I have had the wonderful opportunity to live in the US, Brazil, Norway, Lithuania, Holland and finally, Finland. I got my degree in Advertising from Brazil and my degrees in International Business and Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics. I enjoy reading, playing guitar and performing with my band. Family and friends are what inspire and drive me forward. As part of the Nintendo generation, it is only natural to be part of the Cesim family: learning by doing has always been my motto.
Robson Macedo de Silva
Sales Associate (Brasil)
mobile +358 45 3205520
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I am always ready for new challenges, regardless of their size. I believe that nothing is more important than trying your best and cumulative learning for future experiences. I am an informed person, always aware of the events around me and adding them up for a bigger picture.
As most brazilians, I like soccer, eating very well and spending lots of time with friends. I love travelling and discovering new places.
David Gambarte
Area Manager (Spain & Latin America)
mobile +358 400 978 038
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If I say that I am a Spaniard living in Helsinki, it says nothing and it says it all. My life is held by a marvelous family from out there, Spain, a wonderful love partner and a great bunch of friends who dress my days and stand me up when needed. I am an avid reader and writer, and to me fly fishing is basically the greatest thing to do whenever I have time to.
My educational background is Forest and Environmental Engineering (Master Degree from Spain), continued once in Finland with a M.Sc. in Forest Products Marketing.
Mónika Csapó
Area Manager (Germany & Hungary)
mobile +358 45 230 7762
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In my opinion knowledge and education is an asset, which makes people more capable to solve complex problems and which helps them to be more innovative and open-minded. I have the same values in my personal and professional life, the most important of these are human relationships, fairness, creativity and the joy in life. I like photography, arts, travelling, culture and international projects. Self-improvement and self-education are important to me.
You can find further information about me on my Linkedin profile.
Wen Wu
Area Manager (China)
mobile +358 400 937 747
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When I saw the burning passion of Chinese students for learning when using simulations, I decided to do it as a career. I have complete faith in my abilities and know-how. With consistency and hard work I know I can make it.
亲身经历了中西方教育的不同，当看到学生能通过模拟这种方式重新燃烧起对学习的激情时，我决定本着诚信和专业精神把它当作一项事业来做。希望所做的能让更多的中国老师和学生得益，虽然只是绵薄之力，但只要坚持和尽力，一定会做得更好.
Wei Wang
Customer Support (China)
mobile +358 40 353 0053
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I have a bachelor degree with a major in international business. Over the past three years, I have worked with CESIM as customer support. I enjoy thinking, enjoy learning, enjoy working, and playing simulation games. In my free time, I often participate a lot of activities, such as tennis, badminton those can help me regulate my personal state.
Milos Bogdanovic
Area Manager (Western Balkans)
mobile +358 45 340 0101
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My educational background is in Sales and Commerce (Master degree from Serbia), followed by studies of International Business in Finland.
I had a chance to use Cesim business simulation during my studies of International Business and, after the great experience, I am on a personal mission: To help educational institutions, companies and NGOs in the Western Balkan area to achieve their goals through usage of innovative, interactive and state-of-art business simulations.
I enjoy working in a truly international company with more than ten nationalities, committed to constant improvement and success of its clients.
Values that I hold dear: fairness, constant improvement, gaining knowledge, learning and nurturing friendships.
I get inspiration and energy from my friends, good book or movie and, of course, music.
Other interests include getting to know new cultures, martial arts, aviation and national cuisines.
Morgan Koski
Sales Associate (Canada)
mobile +358 45 320 5511
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I'm originally from British Columbia, Canada, but now call Helsinki my home. I'm a motivated person who truly enjoys the opportunity to work in such an international environment. Like a true Canadian I love ice-hockey, and the outdoors. I spend my free time playing sports and learning Finnish.
Louis Doru Havriliuc
Area Manager (Romania)
tel +40 374 004 714
Mobile: +40 723 673 388
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Life is a serious game. You have your resources to manage: knowledge to wield, ideas to benefit from, technology to exploit, money in your bank account and gas in your car's fuel tank. You add a bit of the random factor - which makes it all the more exciting and voila. How you use your resources up can make the difference if you get to where you want to or not.
I like business sims for their micro representation of the real world. I don't like 500 page books or case studies turned cliché. I like playing games because if I fail then I'm still a winner due to my gained experience. I don't like to be limited to a single way when having to do something. I enjoy collaboration and openness and I dread secrecy.
What else is there besides business sims? I value the slow-paced living typical to Transylvania, I am always ready to visit friends abroad and couldn’t live without my gadgets.
Abdull Ali
Business Development Consultant (Middle East)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
tel +971 554155007
tel +971 50 3173609
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I have been working with Cesim for over two years now and I'm responsible for the Middle East business development. I believe in the power of simulations and technology as learnin tools. Who said education has to be only boring classes and reading thick textbooks? Cesim simulations are great tools for both students and teachers. I got excited about Cesim simulations the first time I saw them and never looked back.
I am based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and I represent Cesim business development to institutions and corporations in the Middle East market.
Ufuk Sönmez
Country Manager (Turkey & Eurasia)
mobile +90 532 235 68 26
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I'm living in the marvelous city Istanbul, surrounded by water and I'm passionate about my city. I strongly believe in our simulation-based learning methodology and I'm proud of representing Cesim in my responsibility area. Prior to Cesim, I worked for 10 years at multi-national and national telecom companies such as Telecom Italia Mobile, Vodafone, Sabanci and Borusan. In the beginning of my business career I worked for 4 years in sales of printing-press products and machineries at Heidelberg Turkey.
If you would like to meet with Cesim’s learning solutions, you may contact me 7/24. You know that life goes on in our country also after the sunset…