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Metsä Board Announces Changes to Corporate Leadership Team

PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

Jino John

1/15/20261 min read

Metsä Board Corporation's Corporate Leadership Team composition will change effective March 1, 2026. Current SVP, Production and Supply Chain Jussi Noponen will depart the company.

The changes support ongoing transformation efforts following 2025 leadership adjustments including new CFO Anssi Tammilehto (effective February 2026), SVP Commercial Operations Erja Hyrsky, SVP Business Transformation Laura Remes, and SVP Containerboard Minna Björkman.

Metsä Board, a leading producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, continues its profitability improvement program amid market challenges. CEO Esa Kaikkonen emphasized customer-centric growth requiring agile expertise.