Betolar Plc: Amir has been invited to join the Management Team
Betolar Plc
Company Release
16 December 2025 at 8:05 a.m. EET
Betolar Plc: Amir has been invited to join the Management Team
Amir Wafin (M.Sc. Econ.) has been appointed to Betolar’s Management Team as Executive Vice President, Circular Materials. Wafin joined Betolar in May 2022 and has served as Head of Supply & Trading and previously as Business Development Manager.
He has experience in the commercialisation of low-carbon side stream materials, international material supply chains, and the development of strategy and business models. Prior to joining Betolar, he held finance roles e.g. at Aventum Real Estate Oy and Vicus Capital Advisors Oy.
Tuija Kalpala commented: “Wafin will complement our Management Team, bringing strong expertise in business development and circular economy materials, which supports our strategic objectives. His role will be central especially in strengthening and expanding the value chain of circular materials, which is one of our business’s key focus areas in addition to Betolar’s metal extraction technology.”
The Betolar management team consists of the following members and roles:
- Tuija Kalpala, President and CEO
- Mikko Wirkkala, Chief Financial Officer
- Soila Söderström, Senior Vice President & General Counsel
- Jyri Talja, Executive Vice President, Mining & Metals
- Amir Wafin, Executive Vice President, Circular Materials
Betolar Plc
Further enquiries:
Tuija Kalpala, President and CEO, Betolar Plc, tel. +358 50 567 6608, [email protected]
Certified Advisor:
Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Oy, tel. +358 50 520 4098
About Betolar
Betolar is a circular economy enabler and materials technology specialist, providing innovative solutions to help use industrial sidestreams to produce low-carbon and cement-free products for the mining and construction sectors. Betolar's mission is to help reduce carbon emissions and the use of virgin resources in mining and construction.
Betolar's circular economic innovations significantly reduce CO2 emissions from cement use and the use of virgin raw materials by utilizing industrial sidestreams. Betolar is continuously developing its low-carbon Geoprime solution for the mining, metals and construction industries.
Betolar has developed a metal-extraction method that recovers up to 99% of the metals contained in industrial sidestreams. The remaining material is then used as a low-carbon circular-economy cement.
In addition, Betolar's AI-based data platform creates value from industrial side streams and accelerates solution development. The SidePrime analytics service, based on the data platform, maps the potential for utilization of industrial sidestreams and waste.
Betolar was founded in 2016 and is domiciled in Kannonkoski, Finland. Betolar is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market. For more information www.betolar.com.