Neste Oil appoints Jyrki Mäki-Kala as CFO

Jyrki Mäki-Kala (M.Sc.(Econ.), 52) has been appointed Neste Oil’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the Neste Executive Board. He will take up the position on 6 May 2013. He will join Neste Oil from Kemira, where he is CFO and Deputy CEO and has served in various business and corporate financial positions since 2005. Jyrki Mäki-Kala worked for Finnish Chemicals between 1988 and 2005.

“Jyrki Mäki-Kala is an experienced CFO, and his financial expertise and familiarity with the process industry will be a very welcome resource for us at Neste Oil as we expand internationally,” says Neste Oil’s President & CEO, Matti Lievonen.

Neste Oil in brief
Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. The company produces a comprehensive range of major petroleum products and is the world’s leading supplier of renewable diesel. Neste Oil had net sales of EUR 17.9 billion in 2012 and employs around 5,000 people, and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

Neste Oil is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Ethibel Pioneer Investment Register, and has featured in The Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable corporations for many years. Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) has ranked Neste Oil as one of the best performers in the oil & gas sector. Further information: www.nesteoil.com