Valdo Kalm to become the head of Port of Tallinn
According to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Port of Tallinn Aare Tark, Valdo Kalm is a person with a long-term experience of a top manager of an international company and is a good choice for position of the leader of one of the most successful companies owned by the Republic of Estonia, the Baltic Ports Organization said in its press release. “Strengths of Valdo Kalm include his long-term experience of managing one of the largest Estonian businesses that has changed with time great deal, as well as his widely recognized and irreproachable business background, good analytical skills and great strategic thinking,” Aare Tark comments on the choice of the Chairman of the Management Board.
Valdo Kalm has graduated from the Automatics and Telemechanics Department of Tallinn University of Technology. In 1986 he started his career as a maintenance specialist of Tallinn Telephone Network, then he became the senior engineer and later the administrative and sales director. In 1997 he became a member of the management board of Eesti Telefon and since 2000 he was the chairman of the management board of Elion. In 2003 Valdo Kalm became the chairman of the management board of EMT and from 2007 until 2015 he was the chairman of the management board of Eesti Telekom ( TeliaSonera Group). Valdo Kalm is married with two children.
Ca. 100 candidates participated in the competition for the position of the chairman of the management board of Port of Tallinn: 35 of them submitted applications for the public competition and over 60 candidates were specifically selected by HR company Amrop.
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia including both, cargo and passenger harbours. The state-owned company consists of five constituent harbours: Old City Harbour, Muuga Harbour, Paldiski South Harbour, Paljassaare Harbour and Saaremaa Harbour.
