Karsikas, Jarkko Antero

Brigadier General

Position
Deputy Commander / Chief of Staff, Nato Communications and Information Systems Group, Nato ACO

Date and place of birth

1.1.1971, Alahärmä

Family

Married, three children

Career

Matriculation Examination, Alahärmä Upper Secondary School, 1990
Military Service, Pohja Brigade, 1990–1991
Reserve Officer Course 195, 1991
Cadet Course 78, 1991–1995
Instructor / Armoured Brigade, 1995–1999
Unit Commander, Armoured Brigade, 1999–2001
Course Director, Signal School, Signal Regiment, 2001–2003
Chief of Signal, Finnish-Irish Battle Group / KFOR, Kosovo, 2003–2004
Chief of Training, Personnel Section, Signal Regiment, 2004
Senior Staff Officer, Multinational Task Force MNTF(N) / EUFOR, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2004–2005
Senior Staff Officer Course 56, 2005–2006
General Staff Officer Course 53, 2006–2007
Chief of Research and Development Section, Signals and Electrotechnical School, Signal Regiment, 2007–2011
Senior Staff Officer, Defence Command C4 Division, 2011–2013
Regional Defence Course, Southern Finland 2012
Chief of Operations, Defence Forces C5 Agency, 2013–2016
Commandant, Signal School, Army Academy, 2016–2018
Chief of Section, Defence Command C4 Division, 2018–2021
Defence Forces’ Chief Digital Officer, Defence Command Plans and Policy Division, 2021–2023
Project Director, Defence Command C4 Division, 2023–2024
Deputy Chief of Division (cyber), Defence Command C4 Division, 2024
Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, Nato Communications and Information Systems Group, Nato ACO, 2024 -

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