Mika is a theoretical physicist with seven years of experience in Data Science and AI. Following his PhD in Complex Networks, he joined Würth with the goal of leveraging technological innovation to solve challenging business problems. During his sabbatical, Mika's belief in the impact of effective public administration motivated him to collaborate with the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, contributing to the enhancement of cellphone coverage in Germany. At Würth, Mika is leading the Big Data Research unit, developing successful inhouse AI products together with his team of machine learning experts and software engineers.

The Würth Group is the global market leader in the development, production and sale of fastening and assembly materials. The Würth Group is operating worldwide and currently consists of more than 400 companies with more than 2,700 pick-up shops in over 80 countries. In its core business, the manufacturing of assembly and fastening materials, the Würth Group is a firmly established market player. Offering a range of more than 125,000 products, Würth is a reliable partner for more than four million customers from the trades and industry. Other trading and production companies, known as the Allied Companies, operate in related business areas, ranging from the electrical wholesale and electronics to financial services. The performance of the Würth Group is distinguished by customer proximity, services and excellent quality. The Würth Group has more than 87,000 employees, over 44,000 of whom work directly with customers everyday through the Group’s different sales channels. According to the preliminary annual financial statements, the Group generated sales of EUR 20.4 billion in the 2023 fiscal year.