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Meet the team

The company was founded in Finland in 2014 by five experienced entrepreneurs. The company is managed by its long-time CEO and Co-founder Jani Rytkönen (M.Sc. Econ.). In 2025, the team welcomed Antero Palo as Vice President of Business Development, leveraging over 20 years of industry experience from Salcomp. Today, BrightCharger Oy combines decades of technology and industry know-how, business development, and IP expertise to bring patent-protected charging control solutions to market through licensing, integration support, and extensive partner collaboration.

 

Jani Rytkönen
CEO, Co-founder

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Harri Tiainen
Inventor, Co-founder

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Maunu Korpela
CLO & IPR, Co-founder

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Timo Akselin
Chairman

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Antero Palo
VP, Business Development

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Kevin Karppanen
R&D Test Engineer

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Contact us:

Sales:

sales@brightcharger.com

Press:

jani.rytkonen@brightcharger.com

General inquiries:

support@brightcharger.com

Company address:

Street address:

BrightCharger Oy
Tietotie 1
02150 ESPOO
FINLAND

Mailing address:

BrightCharger Oy
P.O. Box. 60
00101 HELSINKI
FINLAND

e-Invoicing information for vendors:

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(003723327487)

e-Ivoincing address 003726526043
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Business ID: FI26526043