Kimmo joined Christie + Co in January 2005 to work from London as part of our International Advisory Team. He was appointed an Associate Director in March 2007 and, in April 2008, returned to his native Helsinki, to take on the position of Director of Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic States. He has extensive experience of conducting a range of hotel market and feasibility studies and advisory projects, including hotel valuations throughout Europe.

Kimmo holds an MSc Diploma in Property Investments from City University in London and an MBA in Hotel Management from Michigan State University (East Lansing, US). He also has a BSc in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management from Haaga Institute Polytechnic, Finland.

Riikka joined Christie + Co from Marriott development planning, where she worked in managerial positions for four years. She gained extensive experience with one of the largest global hotel operators and worked on a large number of feasibility, asset management and other strategic projects. Prior to that, Riikka worked for an international hotel consulting company in London benefiting from exposure to European and North African hotel markets. Her career spans over ten years of operational experience in the hospitality industry in Finland, France and the UK, including managerial positions. Riikka holds an MBA degree from a joint programme between Cornell University and Essec Business School, and a BSc from Haaga Institute, Helsinki.