Change in Metsä Board’s corporate management team

Mika Paljakka (43), who has held the Corporate Management Team position of SVP, Human Resources of Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has been appointed Sales Director, Cartonboards, USA. Paljakka will be located in the Metsä Board’s US sales office and he will report to Jorma Sahlstedt, SVP, Paperboard sales, USA.

Susanna Tainio, VP, Human Resources, (37) is responsible for Metsä Board’s human resources related matters as of today.

From now on Metsä Board’s Corporate Management Team is the following:

- Mikko Helander, CEO

- Matti Mörsky, CFO

- Pasi Piiparinen, SVP, Head of Paperboard business area

- Seppo Puotinen, SVP, Head of Paper and Pulp business area

- Sari Pajari, SVP, Supply Chain and Business Development

- Jani Suomalainen, SVP, Purchasing