Renko, Kari Juhani
Major General Engineering
Position
Chief of Logistics Command
Date and place of birth
23.6.1961, 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