Olli Ruutu

Bio

Mr Olli Ruutu took up the position of Deputy Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) on 16 March 2018. Previously Mr Ruutu served as Deputy National Armaments Director at the Ministry of Defence of Finland and Director of Materiel Unit at the Resource Policy Department. Between 2009 and 2014 Mr Ruutu worked in the Strategy and Policy Unit at the EDA. Between 2001 and 2009, Mr Ruutu worked for the Ministry of Defence of Finland, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland’s Permanent Representation to the EU, and the Mission of Finland to NATO.