Espoo, Finland, 2011-08-17 07:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dovre Group Plc Stock Exchange Bulletin August 17, 2011 at 08:45 am
Janne Mielck appointed as Dovre Group’s new CEO
Dovre Group’s Board of Directors has appointed Janne Mielck as the new Chief Executive Officer of Dovre Group. Mielck, currently a board member of Dovre Group, will assume his position as CEO on October 3, 2011. The Board has agreed with the current CEO Ilkka Toivola that he will continue in his position until October 3, 2011. Mielck will resign his position on Dovre Group’s Board of Directors upon starting as the new CEO.
Janne Mielck, 45, (M.Sc. Eng.), has held several international senior management positions both in industry and finance. Currently Mielck is Vice President, Business Development at Neste Oil Corporation, heading development activities covering both renewable fuels growth business as well as conventional oil and gas business. Before joining Neste Oil in 2007, he was private equity investor at 3i Group and Orienteq Capital. Prior to this, he worked at TeliaSonera Corporation in various top management positions in Finland, Hong Kong and in London.
“Janne has wide and strong experience in leading growth companies and businesses. With profound understanding of opportunities in the oil and gas and the renewable energy sectors, he is well-qualified to implement Dovre Group’s new growth strategy, which was announced beginning of this year. We welcome Janne in his new role and are confident that under his leadership we will improve the Group’s competitiveness and increase the shareholder value. We would also like to thank Ilkka Toivola, the current CEO, for taking the company through a major development phase in the recent years”, says Hannu Vaajoensuu, Chairman of Dovre Group’s Board of Directors.
Janne Mielck’s CV and photo are available on Dovre Group’s website (www.dovregroup.com).
For further information, please contact:
Dovre Group Plc
Hannu Vaajoensuu, Chairman of the Board of Directors
tel. +358 (0) 40 5018250
Dovre Group is a global provider of project management services and software. Dovre Group consists of three divisions: Project Personnel, Consulting, and Software. In 2010, the Group’s net sales were EUR 71 million. Dovre Group employs over 400 people serving clients in 21 countries worldwide. Dovre Group is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: DOV1V).
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