EOC Group appoints Youri Deblanc as CEO
EOC Group announces a leadership transition: Youri Deblanc, Finance Director at EOC Group since 2018 and Interim CEO since June 2025, is appointed as CEO for the European entities with immediate effect.
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Hans Sohlström appointed new President and CEO of Stora Enso
The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has appointed Hans Sohlström (58), M.Sc. (tech.) and M.Sc. (econ.), as the new President and CEO of Stora Enso. Hans Sohlström is currently a member of Stora Enso’s Board of Directors from which position he is stepping down today. Stora Enso’s Board of Directors will now have eight members.
Business units of the WEPA Group under new management
The Management Board of the WEPA Group, headed by CEO Martin Krengel, has defined new leadership for the business units.
Menno Oosterhoff has assumed management of the Business Unit Consumer as its CEO, and has also been appointed by the Supervisory Board of the WEPA Group as a member of the Management Board of the WEPA Group. As CEO of the Business Unit Consumer, he assumes overall responsibility for the business unit and its further development together with his team.
Paperworkers’ Union continues strike at several UPM mills until March and invites competitors to UPM negotiations
The Finnish Paperworkers’ Union has today informed UPM that their strike at UPM’s Finnish mills will be extended by three weeks until 12 March 2022, unless new agreements are reached before that. The Paperworkers’ Union’s strike at UPM Pulp, UPM Biofuels, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers and UPM Raflatac units in Finland started 1 January 2022. Currently, approximately 200 union members are working in tasks critical to society, such as power plants and water treatment facilities.
Metsä Tissue Germany receives the Top Employer award
Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, has received the Top Employer award for the second time in a row. Once again, the Top Employer Institute has acknowledged Metsä Tissue Germany for its human resources management. Companies certified as Top Employer put their employees in the centre of their business activities and offer them an outstanding working and development environment.
A.Celli Nonwovens appoints Francesco Vergentini as new General Manager
A.Celli Nonwovens – a leading manufacturer of high-performance master roll winders, slitter rewinders and intralogistics solutions featuring state-of-the-art customized technologies for spunmelt, spunlace, air through bonded and laminated nonwovens roll goods production – has appointed Francesco Vergentini as new General Manager.
Francesco Vergentini, with his long experience in the nonwovens and hygiene industries, is a mechanical engineer who began his career in 1997 in the production of machinery for the maintenance of railway vehicles.
Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group is the new Chairman of Cepi
As of January 2022, Ilkka Hämälä takes over from his predecessor Ignazio Capuano as Chairman of Cepi, one of the leading and most influential trade association representing the forest and bio-based industry sector in Brussels, the capital of the European Union. His mandate will last for two years.
Lessebo Paper announces appointment of new CEO
Lessebo Paper AB is pleased to announce the appointment of Jens Olson as the new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 September 2021. Olson will succeed former CEO Eric Sigurdsson who assumed the role in 2018.
Lessebo Paper, a leading producer of high quality environmentally friendly paper located in Sweden has announced the appointment of Jens Olson as the new Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Olson will drive Lessebo Paper’s market expansion and partnerships worldwide.
ANDRITZ launches educational cooperation with Graz University of Technology
International technology Group ANDRITZ and Graz University of Technology’s Institute for Biobased Products and Paper Technology have agreed on close educational cooperation.
New Head of Sales Packaging Paper at LEIPA
LEIPA Group is pleased to announce another addition to its Sales team: Mike Petersen will be joining us on May 1st, 2021, as Head of Sales Packaging Paper and will have overall responsibility for all related end-to-end sales processes and functions. In this capacity, Mr. Petersen will report to LEIPA Group’s Chief Sales Officer, Dr. Fabian Gaus.