Nurminen Logistics Plc Stock Exchange Release 6 April 2011 at 9.30 a.m.
The Board of Directors of Nurminen Logistics Plc has appointed Mr Topi Saarenhovi, M.Sc. (Tech.), the new President and CEO of the company. Saarenhovi will start in his new position on 1 May 2011. The company's current Acting CEO Mr Antti Sallila will continue his duties as the CFO of the company as of 1 May 2011.
Topi Saarenhovi, born 1967, has previously acted as Senior Vice President of Glaston Plc where he was responsible for the Machines business area. Prior to that, he has, for example, acted as the President of Amomatic Ltd and as Factory Director of Wärtsilä Plc.
"Topi Saarenhovi is the right person to develop Nurminen Logistics, since he has all the qualities required for a leader of a growing logistics company: determination, result orientation and human management style needed in a service company", says Nurminen Logistics Plc's Chairman of the Board Olli Pohjanvirta.
"Nurminen Logistics is a well-known logistics company of good reputation in an interesting stage of development. It has a strong brand, excellent logistics know-how and a leading market position especially in the railway logistics to Russia and other CIS countries. I look forward to further develop Nurminen Logistics according to the strategy aiming to growth and better profitability together with its skilful personnel, customers and partners", Topi Saarenhovi says.
NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC
Board of Directors
Further information:
Mr. Olli Pohjanvirta, Nurminen Logistics Plc's Chairman of the Board, tel. +358 40 900 6977.
Mr. Topi Saarenhovi, tel. +358 50 60 118.
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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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Appendix: Topi Saarenhovi's photo
Nurminen Logistics Plc
Nurminen Logistics provides high-quality logistics services, such as railway transports, terminal services, forwarding and special and heavy transports. The company has collected logistics know-how from three centuries, starting in 1886. Nurminen Logistics' main market areas are Finland, the Baltic Sea region, Russia and other Eastern European countries. The company's share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
