JOHAN VON KNORRING APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF TELKO LTD
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ASPO Plc PRESS RELEASE December 2, 2010
From December 1, 2010, Johan von Knorring (M.Sc.) will begin serving as a member
of the Board of Directors in Telko Ltd, part of Aspo Group. He has worked as the
CEO of the Bang & Bonsomer Group from 2005 to 2010, and before that as a
director in the Borealis Group in different functions and various countries.
Currently, he is working as a director of Merasco Capital Ltd.
"We highly value Johan von Knorring's participation in the Board of Directors of
Telko. He has extensive international experience in the marketing and
distribution of plastic and chemical raw materials. External experts on the
boards of our subsidiaries are an essential part of the management system of the
diversified Aspo," says Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo, who also serves as the Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Telko.
Telko is a growing and strongly internationalizing expert and distributor of
industrial plastic and chemical raw materials, and it is a regional market
leader in northern Europe and Russia. Sustainable growth is sought especially in
the growing markets of in the East, and Telko has tripled its net sales in
Russia in the past four years. Telko's net sales in 2009 were 129 million euro.
In addition to chairman Aki Ojanen, Telko's Board of Directors includes Johan
von Knorring; Kari Blomberg, specialist in technical sales and the managing
director of SGS Group Ltd; and Timo Petäjä, specialist in logistics in Russia
and the Chairman of the Board of Directors in ILP Group Ltd.
Telko is an international expert in and supplier of industrial chemicals and
plastic raw materials. In 2009, Telko's net sales were EUR 129 million, and the
company employed 190 professionals. The company operates in 12 countries. Telko
is one of Aspo's strong corporate brands.www.telko.com
Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in northern
Europe and growth markets, focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. Aspo's strong
company brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - aim 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.www.aspo.com
For further information, please contact:
Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Plc, tel. +358 9 521 4010, +358 400 106 592
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