M.Sc (Econ.) Antti Kiljunen is appointed CFO of Metsä Fibre, the pulp and sawn timber business of Metsä Group, as of 14 January 2019. He is a member of the Metsä Fibre Management Group and reports to CEO Ismo Nousiainen. Kiljunen has since 2005 worked for Metsä Fibre in different finance and controlling and strategy related tasks. He moves to his role from the position of SVP, Strategy.
Mikael Westerlund, who was the CFO of Metsä Fibre since 2009, leaves the company.
”Significant investments and structural changes has been successfully implemented in Metsä Fibre during Westerlund’s time in the company. I thank him for the long lasting work for the company”, comments CEO of Metsä Fibre, Ismo Nousiainen.
METSÄ FIBRE
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 sustainable 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 is owned by approximately 104,000 Finnish forest owners.
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