RepRisk – a Microsoft frontier company trusted by the world's top banks and asset managers for business behavioral data – has appointed two executives to accelerate growth.
zurich, January 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RepRisk, the world's most respected DaaS company for reputational risk and responsible business operations, today announced the completion of its newly formed leadership team with two new appointments. Assembled to guide the company's next chapter of growth, this team champions RepRisk's next-generation business behavioral risk intelligence solutions built on large-scale, trusted, fully automated AI innovations that leverage 20 years of human intelligence to deliver relevance, unparalleled accuracy, and timeliness.
Appointed by RepRisk Mikko Katila As Chief Revenue Officer, he will lead the client growth function and oversee key account management, sales, partnerships and executive engagement. With over 20 years of experience as a growth accelerator, Mikko has a proven track record of scaling global DaaS and SaaS companies by building and strengthening exceptional customer-focused, high-performing teams. Prior to RepRisk, he served as chief sales officer at Valona Intelligence, vice president of EMEA sales at Revionics, and global head of sales for the retail business unit at SAS Institute.
RepRisk has appointed the following appointments to lead its Client Experience division rebecca blaisdale As Chief Marketing Officer, he oversaw commercial operations and marketing and communications. Rebecca joined RepRisk in October 2024 and has since driven the company's brand-building activities, from thought leadership to lead generation, and driven RepRisk's growth story. Rebecca previously held senior leadership roles at Accodis, Adecco Group's digital engineering business, including Group Senior Vice President, Communications. Group Vice President, External Communications, Hitachi Energy. and Head of Global Communications at Pöyry (later AFRY).
Building on last year's appointments of Miika Ketunen as Chief Product Officer and Yani Kalafatis as Chief Technology Officer, these additions further strengthen RepRisk's leadership team and mission to provide transparency into business behavioral risks to drive positive change.
“At a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI, where trust is paramount, this milestone underscores RepRisk's commitment to customer-focused solutions and innovation.” Philipp Aeby, RepRisk CEO and Co-Founder“With the addition of Mikko Katila and Rebecca Bleasdale to our leadership team, we believe RepRisk is well-positioned to scale the next generation of trusted AI solutions that enable transparency into conduct of business risk, enabling clients to avoid risk for improved performance and peace of mind.”
“Client value is our North Star, and the way to scale it is simple: listen deeply, solve real problems, and turn results into consistent wins.” Mikko Katila, RepRisk Chief Revenue Officer. “With our trusted AI and high-performing teams, we continue to grow with confidence as we embed operational risk transparency into everyday decision-making for banks, asset managers, and enterprises.”
“Our story is not what we say, it's what our customers experience.” Rebecca Bleasdale, RepRisk Chief Marketing Officer. “In today's turbulent times, a company's actions can make or break its reputation in the global financial community.” He added, “By choosing RepRisk, our customers benefit from the highest quality data and the best experience in the marketplace: reliable, seamless, and proactive. We are proud to set the global standard for conduct of business data.”
All management changes will be effective January 1, 2026, and the updated leadership team will be posted on reprisk.com.
About RepRisk
RepRisk is the world's most rated Data as a Service (DaaS) company for reputational risk and responsible business operations. Since 2007, RepRisk's data has been trusted by the world's largest banks, investment managers, Fortune 500 companies, sovereign wealth funds, and organizations such as the OECD and the United Nations. Combining advanced AI, deep human expertise, and proven methodologies at their core, RepRisk's solutions give customers peace of mind and enable them to “Know more, act faster, with more confidence.” Our pioneering solutions help strengthen due diligence processes across business conduct themes such as biodiversity, deforestation, human rights and corruption, enabling clients to identify, monitor and mitigate reputational, compliance and financial risks. Headquartered in Zurich with offices in Toronto, New York, London, Berlin, Manila and Tokyo, we are always close to our clients and bring a unique perspective to the industry. United by a shared belief in the power of data, our 400 employees are proud to set the global standard for business behavioral data and drive positive change through transparency. Visit reprisk.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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