Grigory Grif appointed head of Ramirent in Russia

Ramirent has appointed Grigory Grif, 43, as its country manager for Russia. Mr Grif has been general manager of Ramirent's St Petersburg operations since 2004.

"We are very pleased to have a person with Mr. Grif's long experience of the rental business in Russia to head our operations in this vast market," said Timo korhonen, director, Ramirent Europe Oy.

"His responsibilities will include all Ramirent operations in the Russian Federation, implementation of long-term strategy, and further business development."

Before joing Ramirent, Mr Grif was general manager in Russia for contractor NCC Industry LLC (1998-2002) and general manager of rental company Altima LLC (2002-2004).

Ramirent has four depots in St Petersburg and three in Moscow.