Stora Enso has selected 12 talents from within the Group as Pathfinders to challenge and support the CEO and Group Executive Team in developing Stora Enso into an innovative renewable materials Group. The Pathfinders will operate as a Group Shadow Management Team focusing on two selected challenges, namely Innovation and Global Responsibility.
“The 12 Pathfinders were selected from over 150 applicants through a process open to all Stora Enso employees. We are convinced that through this selection process, including interviews and assessment centres, we have appointed a group of talented individuals who will form a very exciting and diverse team with every opportunity for thorough rethinking,” says Lars Häggström, Head of Group Human Resources.
In creating the Pathfinder programme, Stora Enso has decided to partner with one of the world's most renowned business schools, IMD of Lausanne in Switzerland. IMD is currently ranked as the best executive education provider in Europe and the third best in the world. The Pathfinders will be guided by Professor Thomas Malnight of IMD.
The following persons have been appointed as Pathfinders:
James Barr, 39, General Manager, Stora Enso UK
Malin Bendz, 35, Director, Packaging Business Development, Sweden
Elina Gerdt, 31, Tax Manager, Finland
Risto Kallio, 48, Technical Customer Service Manager, Imatra Mills, Finland
Piotr Kuzebski, 41, Regional Sales Director, Packaging, Poland
Fredrik Lundeborg, 33, Vice President, M&A and Corporate Finance, Sweden
Duncan Mayes, 41, Director, R&D & Innovation, Wood Products, Finland
Tuomas Mustonen, 31, Director, Customer Service Centre, Publication Paper,
Germany
Juliano Pereira, 32, HR Director Latin America, Brazil
Kaisa Tarna-Mani, 39, Vice President, Control & Finance, Biorefinery, Finland
Louie Wang, 44, Managing Director, China Sales, China
Patricia Wikström, 32, Director, Digital Channels and Development, Finland
News within the industry of pulp and paper, Dec, 08 2025
