Experience

SE Mäkinen Logistics Oy

• Finland
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Kuljetusliike Ville Silvasti Oy

• Jyväskylä, West and Inner Finland, Finland

• Director - Business Development

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021



Nurminen Logistics Services Oy

• SVP

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Due to unexpected changes in the organization , I got all operational functions on my responsibility. After the holiday season, when the new permanent organization structure was released, I agreed the exit process for myself. Due to unexpected changes in the organization , I got all operational functions on my responsibility. After the holiday season, when the new permanent organization structure was released, I agreed the exit process for myself.



NR Rail

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2017 - Jan 2019

  NR Rail Oy is part of the Nurminen Logistics Group and founded to start a locomotive service business in Finland. Responsibilities: Locomotive business strategy, investment planning and mapping of the market. NR Rail Oy is part of the Nurminen Logistics Group and founded to start a locomotive service business in Finland. Responsibilities: Locomotive business strategy, investment planning and mapping of the market.



Kiitosimeon Oy

• • Jan 2009 - Mar 2017

  When I started as CEO, the company was still in a hard reorganization process. The large scale acquisition, which was done in 2007, was not finalized and the economical position was turning very challenging. Systematic work, cost control and necessary changes to the organization, raised the profitability to a good level and made it possible to take steps towards growth. During these seven years, I started and finalized seven acquisitions or business transactions.-Strong focus on profitability and acquisitions.-Fluent with financial matters, P&L reports and balance sheets.-These specialties are effecting strongly for my leadership, which is based on facts and understandable communication including clear targets and KPI’s.-Responsibility of Simeon’s international businesses in Baltic’s and Sweden. -Good collaboration and trustful relations with workers and unions. Show less

• • Dec 2002 - Dec 2008

  Responsible daily customer service, traffic management and sales.In 2002, when I joined Kiitosimeon, the annual turnover was on level of 10 M€ and company operated in many different transport sectors. Simeon was looking for growth in tank transportation and dangerous goods and the first acquisitions from that sector was finalized in 2005. As a part of this project, large fleet investment was done and bought from Slovenia.The biggest and most complex acquisition project was in 2007. In this project we acquired four different companies, divested non-strategic functions and scaled Simeon three times bigger. Show less



Aga Linde

• Various logistics positions

  • 1996 - 2002

  Linde Group (Oy AGA Ab), Espoo, 1996-2002 Corporate supply / Logistic engineer 2001-2002 This position was part of the corporate supply department located in Munich. I was mostly supporting the daughter companies in their logistic challenges and the area where I operated was global. Product sourcing manager 2000-2001 This position was in the Nordic organization. Transport manager 1996-2000 Operational responsibility of tank transport in Finland. Linde Group (Oy AGA Ab), Espoo, 1996-2002 Corporate supply / Logistic engineer 2001-2002 This position was part of the corporate supply department located in Munich. I was mostly supporting the daughter companies in their logistic challenges and the area where I operated was global. Product sourcing manager 2000-2001 This position was in the Nordic organization. Transport manager 1996-2000 Operational responsibility of tank transport in Finland.