Neste Oil appoints Arvo Ruotsalainen as Vice President, Shipping and Terminals Engineer Arvo Ruotsalainen (56) has been appointed Vice President of Neste Oil's Shipping and Terminals unit which employs approximately 700 persons and is responsible for Neste Oil's marine transportation of raw materials and products, as well as for the storage and distribution of the products. Mr. Ruotsalainen will assume the new position by 1 October, 2012.
Arvo Ruotsalainen has worked within Neste Oil Corporation since 1988, for example as Retail Business Director in Baltic Rim and Managing Director in Russia, and most recently as Vice President responsible for Traffic Service Finland. Ruotsalainen will report to Ilkka Poranen, Neste Oil's Senior Vice President of Production and Logistics. Ruotsalainen will replace Niko Ristinkankare, who will leave the company on August 31 to continue his career elsewhere.