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2009-05-11 11:59:10 CEST 2009-05-11 11:59:42 CEST REGLERAD INFORMATION Aspo - Company AnnouncementNEW CEO FOR ASPO GROUP'S TELKO LTDASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN May 11, 2009 at 13:00 Kalle Kettunen (44), M.Sc., MBA, has been appointed new CEO of Telko Ltd, part of Aspo Group, from August 1, 2009. He will succeed Jari Ranne, who will not continue with the company. Kalle Kettunen has previously worked in executive positions in the AkzoNobel Group. Most recently in the AkzoNobel Group, he worked as Marketing Manager for Pulp and Paper Europe, and as the CEO of Eka Chemicals Oy (part of the same Group), stationed in Sweden."Kalle Kettunen's solid international experience and performance were decisive in his selection as Telko's new CEO. Aspo intends to develop Telko into a stronger market leader and result-maker as an expert in and distributor of plastic and chemical raw materials in the Baltic Sea Region," says Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Group. Telko is the leading expert and distributor of industrial chemicals and plastic raw materials in the Baltic Sea region. It operates in Finland, the Baltic countries, Scandinavia, Poland, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Telko was created through the merger of Aspokem and Kauko-Telko's industrial raw material operations at the beginning of May 2008. ASPO Plc Aki Ojanen CEO For more information, please contact Aki Ojanen, tel. +358 9 7595 363, +358 400 106 592 aki.ojanen@aspo.fi www.aspo.com Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops businesses in the Baltic Sea region focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. The aim of our strong corporate brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - is to be the market leaders in their sectors. They are responsible for their own operations, customer relationships and the development of these. Together they generate Aspo's goodwill. Aspo's Group structure and business operations are developed persistently without any predefined schedules. Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Key media www.aspo.com |
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