Malathy Eskola

Director of Marketing and Communications, Kuva Space

Role: Investigator

Site: CDL-Estonia

Stream: Digital Society

Malathy Eskola is Director of Marketing and Communications at Kuva Space. She is the former CMO of Microsoft Finland, with over 20 years of international experience in marketing and communications strategy.

With an established record of leading marketing initiatives, driving commercial and business development, managing agile projects, and conducting corporate negotiations, Malathy excels in developing, mentoring, and leading both centralized and decentralized teams of talented professionals on national and international scales.

She has demonstrated expertise in creating and executing strategic business and marketing plans for top-tier brands, identifying and securing new business opportunities, and optimizing customer engagement processes to drive both revenue growth and operational efficiency.

Additionally, Malathy is proficient in designing product, channel, and brand strategies focused on community building, customer acquisition, and retention. Her experience also includes managing advocacy and social issue campaigns to build trust and credibility.

Malathy holds an Executive MBA in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Hanken and SSE Executive Education Programme.