As Head of Technology, Lauri develops Polarnode’s data center design and service offering, ensuring the company delivers scalable, sustainable, and reliable infrastructure solutions. He brings over two decades of experience in mission-critical infrastructure and large-scale data centers, strengthening Polarnode’s technical expertise and growth ambitions.
Before joining Polarnode, Lauri was part of UpCloud’s executive leadership team (2023–2025), where he oversaw service delivery for 13 global data center locations. From 2016 to 2023, he held several leadership positions in Google’s Data Center organization, including leading a major hyperscale campus in Hamina with six data centers and approximately 400 daily employees. Earlier in his career, Lauri built nearly 15 years of experience at ABB, where he held several leadership roles including leading the Service business in the Power Systems Division.
With a background in electrical engineering, Lauri has also specialized in strategic leadership and business management, holding an Entrepreneurial MBA from the University of Vaasa and a BBA from South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences.