Our Leadership
At VITA Solutions, our leadership team embodies a rich blend of experience, innovation, and vision, driving our mission to deliver transformative Data, Cloud, and AI solutions. Rooted in our core values—Value First, Integrity, Trust, and Agility —our leaders are committed to empowering businesses with intelligent data stories that create meaningful impact. With more than two decades of expertise, they inspire a culture of collaboration and excellence, ensuring that every solution is value-driven, trustworthy, and adaptive to evolving needs. Their passion for innovation and integrity shapes the future of our company and the success of our clients.
Global Growth Officer and CEO EMEA
Lars-Erik Hakanson
With over 30 years of diverse experience across IT sales, operations, and business leadership, Lars-Erik excels at delivering results in complex global environments. Renowned for his customer-focused approach and strategic vision, he has successfully led startups and large-scale organizations with over 2,000 employees to achieve measurable and transformative outcomes.
His ability to build high-performing, cross-cultural teams has driven proven success in Cloud services, SaaS, AI, digitalization, and customer experience transformation. By combining strategic thinking with operational expertise, Lars-Erik consistently delivers breakthrough business results and navigates complex challenges with ease.
Known for his people-first leadership style and strong relationship-building skills, Lars-Erik fosters collaboration and drives mutual success for customers, partners, and teams. His recognized ability to strategize, execute, and adapt to global challenges positions him as a trusted leader capable of delivering lasting, impactful change.
Chief Business officer
Bhushan Gangurde
Bhushan is regarded as our in-house Large Language Model (LLM), free from the biases and hallucinations typically associated with AI. A natural problem solver, he has a unique ability to draw from his vast experience and recount insightful anecdotes of how he or someone in his network has addressed similar challenges in the past. He is always eager to ideate and envision the art of the possible, taking ownership to deliver solutions seamlessly from concept to production. His distinctive storytelling approach inspires his team to consistently strive for excellence.
Bhushan’s team describes him as passionate, approachable, dependable, respectful, and trustworthy. His sense of humor fosters a positive and enjoyable work environment. Always proactive, he ensures his team feels safe, empowered, and productive by removing obstacles and enabling them to become self-sufficient, truly agile teams.
On the technology front, Bhushan excels in data, analytics, AI, ML, and cloud solutions. However, his true strength lies in understanding complex business problems and translating them into relatable stories for his technical teams, bridging the gap between strategy and execution.
Affectionately known as the “Chief Runner” , Bhushan ensures the organization is never short on ammunition. Whether it’s providing tools, guidance, or support, he is always just a call away, ensuring the team is fueled and ready for success.
