Patrick von Essen will take up the position as Dovre Group´s CEO on April 1, 2014, changes in executive team


Helsinki, Finland, 2014-03-27 18:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dovre Group Plc                Stock Exchange Bulletin    March 27, 2014 at 7 pm

 

Patrick von Essen will take up the position as Dovre Group´s CEO on April 1, 2014, changes in executive team

Patrick von Essen will take up the position as Dovre Group’s Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 2014. Von Essen was appointed as a new CEO on December 16, 2013. He will also be heading Dovre Group´s Consulting business. Petri Karlsson, EVP Consulting, will be in charge of the Consulting business in Finland from April 1, 2014 onwards. 

The members of the executive team of Dovre Group Plc as of April 1 2014, will be CEO Patrick von Essen, CFO Tarja Leikas and EVP, Project Personnel Arve Jensen.

Patrick von Essen, 50, (M.Sc. Eng.) has been Vice President, Real Estate, at Fiskars Plc.

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For further information, please contact:
Dovre Group Plc
Hannu Vaajoensuu, Chairman of the Board of Directors
tel. 358 40 501 8250

 

Dovre Group is a global provider of project management services. Dovre Group has two business areas: Project Personnel and Consulting. In 2013, the Group’s net sales were EUR 98,5 million. Dovre Group employs over 470 people worldwide. Dovre Group is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: DOV1V).

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