Mari Kyyhkynen has been working in different positions in publishing industry since 2000. She has also a strong background as a foreign language teacher. During her career as a publishing manager she has developed several state-of-the-art product families and digital solutions for foreign language learning. 2016‒2020 she was responsible for management and development of the foreign language team at Otava Publishing Company Ltd which is the leading publishing company in Finland. Currently, she is in charge of international sales.