Skeleton Technologies appoints entrepreneur Dr Kimmo Rauma as Independent Board Member

Varkaus, Finland. 25 March 2026:Skeleton Technologies, the global leader in high power energy storage, has appointed Dr Kimmo Rauma as an Independent Member of its Board of Directors.

The appointment strengthens Skeleton’s Board as the company continues to ramp up its advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities in Finland to support the fast-growing AI data center industry.

Dr Rauma brings hands-on experience in scaling industrial technology businesses, building international footprints, and commercializing advanced electrification solutions. He has two decades of experience in the high-tech industry and multiple successful exits in his career. Most recently, Dr. Rauma worked as VP (Head of Division) at Danfoss Editron, where he moved from Visedo Oy, a heavy-duty electrification pioneer, which he founded and built into an industry leader, and later sold to Danfoss Editron.

Dr Rauma serves in multiple board and advisory roles, supporting companies with international growth and scaling strategy, technology execution, and financing readiness. He also maintains close ties to Finland’s research and talent ecosystem through his engagement with LUT University.

Skeleton now has the largest engineering team and largest R&D team in the high power energy storage sector. Its expansion in Finland is a central part of its industrial scale-up strategy. Over the past year, the Skeleton workforce has grown in Varkaus from 10 to approximately 70 employees and in the Lappeenranta R&D unit from 2 to approximately 20 employees.

“Kimmo brings exactly the kind of experience that matters at our stage: turning deep technology into industrial reality, scaling operations internationally, and building leadership teams that execute,” said Taavi Madiberk, CEO of Skeleton Technologies. “His track record in electrification and industrial growth will be highly valuable as we expand deployments across AI infrastructure, industrial power, and grid applications.”

“I’m excited to join Skeleton Technologies at a time when fast-response energy storage is becoming foundational infrastructure,” said Dr. Kimmo Rauma. “Finland has the talent and industrial culture to build globally competitive technologies. The US is investing over €600 billion in AI, while Europe is getting left behind. However, even before Europe can manufacture every layer of the AI value chain, we can already secure high-value segments by building critical technologies here and keeping capability and jobs in the region. Skeleton is well positioned, and the timing is right.”

Dr. Rauma holds a Ph.D. in Control Engineering and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from LUT University, and has spent his career building and advising technology companies across electrification and sustainability-driven innovation.