ESL Shipping Gets New Managing Director (Finland)

Matti-Mikael Koskinen, 41, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed the new Managing Director of ESL Shipping Ltd, part of Aspo Group, as of May 1, 2013.

He will also serve as a member of the Aspo Group Executive Committee. Lasse Rikala, the acting Managing Director of the company, will continue as a Board member of ESL Shipping. Matti-Mikael Koskinen has held the position of Managing Director at Meriaura Ltd since 2007, previous to which he worked as Meriaura’s Deputy Managing Director and Chartering Manager.

“Mikki Koskinen is an excellent choice as the Managing Director of ESL Shipping as the company enters a new phase of development. He has experience in both dry cargo carrier and special vessel operations as Managing Director of Meriaura. He is familiar with new customer and environmental requirements as well as with how a shipping company can create added value by staying a step ahead of legislation in developing its operations. His experience in new service concepts for shipping companies and his views on vessels utilizing environment-friendly technology were essential to his selection as the new Managing Director” says Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ESL Shipping.

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ESL Shipping, March 5, 2013