Ramirent, the Helsinki, Finland-based rental company active in more than a dozen countries, named Grigory Grif country manager, Russia. Grif has worked for Ramirent since 2004 as general manager of Ramirent’s operations in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Grif’s responsibilities will include all Ramirent operations in the Russian federation, implementation of long-range strategy and further business development, said Ramirent officials.

Ramirent’s Russia operations include four branches in St. Petersburg and three in Moscow.