Johanna Jaakola is an Integration Lead on Cisco's Corporate Development Integration Team with 10 years at Cisco across finance leadership and acquisition integration roles. A former management consultant and senior finance leader for AppDynamics (a Cisco acquisition), Johanna brings deep operational expertise to deal execution. She partners with deal leads from the earliest phases to shape integration strategy, coordinate cross-functional diligence, and drive execution through full integration.
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Johanna Jaakola and Tesia Hostetler from Cisco reveal how integration-led M&A, early decision-making, and a 180-person integration community drive surgical execution.
Johanna Jaakola and Tesia Hostetler from Cisco reveal how integration-led diligence transforms deal outcomes by connecting strategy to execution from deal thesis through close.