Carina Hedberg (Executive MBA, MSc Business and Economic) has been appointed as Head of Business Development and Sustainability at Blastr Green Steel Oy as of 1 April.

Carina has a strong track record in various business disciplines that combines new business development, green finance, and sustainability. These are all necessary areas in setting up Blastr´s Finnish operations and developing a green steel plant and an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland.

- I´m thrilled to join the Blastr team on its journey to accelerate the transition to decarbonized steel. As a resident in Inkoo I look very much forward to working towards the actualization of this project that will bring new jobs and well-being to Inkoo as well as more broadly to the whole of Finland, says Carina Hedberg.

- We are delighted to have Carina on board and to have her join the growing Blastr team at an early stage of the project. Her versatile skills will support the building of the Blastr organization in Finland and the ramp-up of its operations. Carina will also play an important role in engaging with our local stakeholders, says Antti Kaikkonen, Managing Director of Blastr Green Steel Oy.

Carina will join Blastr from Greenstep where she has worked as Senior Advisor, Sustainability. She has further gained experience as a partner in KPMG, CFO in Tammet and finance advisor in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.


For more information, please contact:
General media inquiries regarding the Blastr Green Steel Project:
Minna Sundelin, Communications Advisor to Blastr
Fama Consulting Oy Ltd, +358 40 582 2750, minna@fama.fi

Carina Hedberg