Betolar Oyj announced that Tuija Kalpala (M.Sc., Econ.) has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Management Team. She will take up her duties on 1 November 2023 at the latest and will report to the President and CEO Riku Kytömäki. Kalpala has held demanding international management positions in supply, logistics and strategic development with Neste Corporation from 2004 to 2023 in Finland, North America and Germany.

She also has experience in strategically significant commercial development projects. Until the end of June 2023, she was responsible for leading strategy execution and project management in Neste's Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business in Düsseldorf in Germany.