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Asko Saastamoinen Appointed Head of Human Resources at Keliber

Asko Saastamoinen, M.Sc. (Civil Engineering), has been appointed Head of Human Resources at Keliber, starting from 1 December 2021. Saastamoinen has assisted Keliber as a part-time HR consultant through his own company since the early spring, with responsibility for recruitments, labour relations, training activities and other employee-related issues. He is a member of Keliber’s Management Team and he reports directly to CEO Hannu Hautala.

Asko Saastamoinen has considerable professional experience from several construction, industrial and mining companies, where he has had responsibilities in HR, occupational health and safety, communications and management. For example, he has held the following positions: HR Manager, SSAB Raahe steel mills; HR and Safety Manager, Agnico Eagle Mines Kittilä; Director, Human Resources, BRP Finland; and most recently as Director, HR, Skoda Transtech. Saastamoinen lives in Oulu.

“I am pleased Asko has decided to focus on Keliber full-time. We will have an experienced professional who can develop the HR practices and corporate culture of our growing work community. Our objective is a good and safe workplace where everyone is happy and satisfied,” comments CEO Hannu Hautala.

Keliber is growing from a startup to a mid-sized industrial company, and it is actively recruiting professionals from different fields.

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Hannu Hautala, CEO, Keliber, tel. +358 40 712 2432

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