Merle Soppela

Merle Soppela is an accomplished sustainability professional currently serving as the Sustainability Manager at Neste, responsible for the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives and leading projects related to sustainability reporting and excellence. Prior roles at Neste included a focus on supply chain sustainability and digitalization efforts. Soppela co-founded and managed CrossFit Rovaniemi and has experience in customer logistics and project management from tenure at Suunto, where responsibilities included supply chain capability development and sustainability project management. Soppela's educational background includes a Master's degree in Responsible Business from Tampere University and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lapland, complemented by studies at Universität Innsbruck.