Ari Tanninen has been appointed VP of the Metsä Group’s Joutseno pulp mill as of 6 August 2018. Tanninen has experience in leading pulp and paper industry management positions at Stora Enso Oyj. In his position, Tanninen will report to Camilla Wikström, SVP, Production of Metsä Fibre’s pulp business.
Jaakko Anttila, VP of Joutseno Pulp Mill for the past four years, moves to Metsä Fibre’s Sales and Customership management as VP, Sales Operations as of 1 April 2018. Until Tanninen will start in his position, the Joutseno mill is managed with temporary arrangement by Metsä Fibre's Safety Manager Anssi Meuronen. Meuronen reports to Wikström.
For further information, please contact:
Camilla Wikström
SVP, Production
Metsä Fibre
Tel. +358 50 3893 467
camilla.wikstrom[at]metsagroup.com
Metsä Fibre
www.metsafibre.com
Metsä Fibre is a leading producer of bioproducts and bioenergy. The company’s pulp brand is Botnia and the sawn timber brand is Metsä Nordic Timber. The company’s bleached softwood and birch pulp grades have been developed for the production of high-quality board, tissue and printing paper and speciality products. The main applications for spruce and pine sawn timber are products for construction and interior decoration as well as window and door joinery and raw material for packaging industry. Currently employing approximately 1 200 people, the company’s sales totalled EUR 1.9 billion in 2017. Metsä Fibre is part of Metsä Group.
Metsä Group
www.metsagroup.com
Metsä Group is a forerunner in bioeconomy utilising renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. Metsä Group focuses on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards and tissue and cooking papers.
Metsä Group’s sales totalled EUR 5.0 billion in 2017, and it employs approximately 9,100 people. The Group operates in nearly 30 countries. Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and owned by approximately 104,000 Finnish forest owners.
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