PROFILE / SERGEI SVIRIDENKO’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
PONSSE TAKES CARE OF ALL ITS EMPLOYEES
SERGEI SV IRIDENKO:
PONSSE TAKES CARE OF ALL ITS EMPLOYEES OOO Ponsse’s vice president Sergei Sviridenko celebrated his 70th birthday in January 2021. Many colleagues and partners congratulated the man who has been involved in the development of Ponsse’s operations in Russia from day one. There are hardly any customers or partners in Russia who don’t know Sergei, as he is still devoting all his energy to his work at Ponsse.
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ergei Sviridenko’s distinguished career at Ponsse started in 2005. At the time, Sergei was working in an aluminium factory as an engineer specialising in tractors with extensive experience of demanding design and management duties in the industry. He was also familiar with cooperation
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with Finnish companies.” ”I might have been a little too hasty in accepting Ville Siekkinen’s job offer, as you can’t really compare forest machinery to agricultural tractors. I had no experience of working in forests, so it was quite difficult at first to work with forestry professionals,” recalls Sergei Sviridenko.
Thanks to hard work, this initial awkwardness was transformed into success and an exceptional tale as OOO Ponsse’s employee. ”Sergei has worked for the company since its founding, so he’s practically the father of OOO Ponsse. His tasks have changed over the years, but the same attitude, efficiency, spirit
