Neste appoints Patrick von Essen as Managing Director of Neste Engineering Solutions

Neste Corporation, Press Release, 5 September 2018 at 9 am. (EET)

Patrick von Essen, M.Sc., (Engineering), 54, has been appointed Managing Director of Neste Engineering Solutions. He will report to Neste Corporation’s President and CEO, and he will join Neste in December 2018 at the latest. Von Essen will transfer to Neste from Dovre Group, where he has served as CEO since 2014. Prior to Dovre, Patrick has worked for Fiskars, Neste Jacobs and Pöyry Group in various executive positions.

“I am very happy to welcome Patrick on board at Neste," says President and CEO Matti Lievonen. "Patrick has extensive experience in leading engineering and project management services in challenging international business environment."

Neste Engineering Solutions serves a wide range of industries with high-quality technology, engineering and project services and advanced solutions globally.

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Further information: Matti Lievonen, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 458 11

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates sustainable solutions for transport, business, and consumer needs. Our wide range of renewable products enable our customers to reduce climate emissions. We are the world's largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, introducing renewable solutions also to the aviation and plastics industries. We are also a technologically advanced refiner of high-quality oil products. We want to be a reliable partner with widely valued expertise, research, and sustainable operations. In 2017, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 13.2 billion. In 2018, Neste placed 2nd on the Global 100 list of the most sustainable companies in the world. Read more: neste.com