Major General Kari Renko


Chief of Logistics Command
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U.S. - Finland Defense and Security Industry Seminar
Bio

Renko, Kari Juhani

Major General

Position
Chief of Logistics Command

Date and place of birth23.6.1961, Salo

Family
Married to Leena Renko
Two children

Career

  • Master of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology 1987
  • Research Engineer, Helsinki University of Technology 1987 – 1992
  • Technical Specialist, Air Force HQ 1992 – 1997
  • Branch Chief, Air Force HQ 1997 – 2004
  • Technical Director, Karelia Air Command 2004 – 2006
  • Deputy Department Chief, Air Force HQ 2006 – 2007
  • Assistant Defence Attaché (Security Cooperation), Washington D.C. 2007 – 2010
  • Deputy Department Chief, Air Force Materiel Command 2010
  • Chief, Programmes Division, Air Force Materiel Command 2010 – 2014
  • Chief of Armaments, Chief Engineer 1.6.2014 – 31.12.2014
  • Deputy Chief of Logistics Establishment 2015 – 2019
  • Chief of Logistics Establishment 2019 –

Promotions

  • Lieutenant 1988
  • Senior Lieutenant (Eng.) 1994
  • Capitain (Eng.) 1998
  • Major (Eng.)i 2002
  • Lieutenat Colonel (Eng.) 2007
  • Colonel (Eng.) 2012
  • Brigadier General (Eng.) 2014
  • Major General (Eng.) 2018

Decorations

  • Knight 1st Class, Order of the Finnish Lion
  • Medal for Military Merits
  • Commander of the Order of the White Rose (of Finland)

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English, German

 

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