UPM annual report 2014

UPM Annual Report 2014

CONTENTS

Jussi Pesonen

President and CEO

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Born 1960, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2001.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

1987.

Several management positions in the UPM Paper

Divisions 1987–2001. COO of the Paper Divisions

and Deputy to the President and CEO 2001–2004.

President and CEO since 2004.

Chairman of the Board of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension

Insurance Company and the Finnish Forest Indus-

tries Federation (FFIF). Co-Chairman of the Forest

Solutions Group (FSG) in World Business Council for

Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Board member

of the Confederation of European Paper Industries

(CEPI) and East Office of Finnish Industries Oy.

Heikki Vappula

Executive Vice President, UPM Biorefining

M.Sc. (Econ.)

Born 1967, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2010.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2006.

Sales Manager, Balance Consulting Oy 1992–1993.

Management Accountant, Nokia Group, Finland

1993–1995. Several management positions at Nokia

Networks Corporation in Finland, Denmark, the

UK and Hungary 1996–2002. Vice President of

Nokia Mobile Phones Supply Line Management

2002–2006. Senior Vice President, UPM Sourcing

2006–2010. President, Energy and Pulp Business

Group 2010–2013.

Board member of the Finnish Forest Industries

Federation (FFIF).

Tapio Kolunsarka

Executive Vice President, UPM Raflatac

M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.)

Born 1975, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since 2002.

Associate, McKinsey & Company 2000–2002. Several

management positions at UPM Raflatac in Finland

and in the USA 2002–2008. Senior Vice President,

UPM Raflatac, Europe 2008–2011. Senior Vice Presi-

dent, UPM Raflatac, Europe, Middle-East and Africa

2011–2013.

JUSSI PESONEN

TAPIO KORPEINEN

TAPIO KOLUNSARKA

MIKA SILLANPÄÄ

RIITTA SAVONLAHTI

HEIKKI VAPPULA

PIRKKO HARRELA

JYRKI OVASKA

KIM POULSEN

BERND EIKENS

KARI STÅHLBERG

Kim Poulsen

Executive Vice President, UPM Paper Asia

M.Sc. (Econ.)

Born 1966, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2011.

General Manager, Koskisen Ltd. 1993–1996. Several

management positions at Finnforest Ltd. in Finland,

United Kingdom and Germany 1996–2006. President

and CEO, Paloheimo Group and Fenestra Ltd.

2006–2010. Senior Vice President, UPM Plywood

2011–2013. Executive Vice President, Paper Business

Asia Pacific and Corporate Relations 2013.

Bernd Eikens

Executive Vice President, UPM Paper ENA

Ph.D. (Eng.)

Born 1965, German citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

1998.

Senior Process Engineer, International Paper Co.

1996–1998. Several management positions at UPM

Nordland Papier 1998–2005. President, UPM-

Kymmene Inc. North America 2005–2008. Senior

Vice President, Supply Chain, Paper Business Group

2008–2013.

Board member of EUROGRAPH, the European

Association of Graphic Paper Producers and German

Pulp and Paper Association VDP. Chairman of the

Owners’ Committee of Madison Paper Industries.

Board member of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung

GmbH & Co. KG.

Tapio Korpeinen

CFO, Executive Vice President, UPM Energy

M.Sc. (Tech.), MBA

Born 1963, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2008.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2005.

Several management positions at Jaakko Pöyry

Consulting in Finland and North America 1991–1998

and 1999–2005. A.T. Kearney in Finland 1998–1999

and McKinsey & Company in Sweden 1988–1990.

Vice President, Corporate Development and Senior

Vice President, Strategy, UPM 2005–2008. President,

Energy and Pulp Business Group, 2008–2010.

CFO since 2010.

Chairman of the Board of Pohjolan Voima Oy. Board

member of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Kemijoki Oy.

Supervisory board member of Varma Mutual Pension

Insurance Company.

Group Executive Team

Mika Sillanpää

Executive Vice President, UPM Plywood

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Born 1958, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

1985.

Several management positions at UPM Raflatac in

Finland and in France 1985–2000. Vice President,

UPM Raflatac Europe 2001–2003. Senior Vice Presi-

dent, Strategic Development, UPM Raflatac Group

2003–2008. Vice President, Sourcing at UPM Raflatac

Group 2008–2013.

Kari Ståhlberg

Executive Vice President, Strategy

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Born 1971, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2007.

Management Consultant at Jaakko Pöyry Consult-

ing Oy 1998–2000. M&A Advisor at JP Capital

International Limited in the UK 2000–2006. Invest-

ment Manager at Finnish Industry Investment Ltd

2006–2007. Director, M&A, UPM-Kymmene Corpo-

ration 2007–2010. Senior Vice President, Corporate

Strategy 2010–2013.

Juha Mäkelä

General Counsel

LL.M.

Born 1962, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2008.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2005.

Several positions in law firms 1991–1996. Positions as

legal counsel and senior legal counsel in KONE

Corporation 1997–2004.

Supervisory Board member of Kemijoki Oy.

Jyrki Ovaska

Executive Vice President, Technology

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Born 1958, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2002.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

1984.

Several management positions at United Paper

Mills Ltd and UPM in the Printing Papers Division

1984–2001. President, Fine and Speciality Papers

Division 2002–2003. President, Magazine Paper

Division 2004–2008. President, Paper Business Group

2008–2013.

Vice Chairman of AmCham Finland (The American

Chamber of Commerce in Finland). Board member of

FIBIC, Finnish Bioeconomy Cluster.

Riitta Savonlahti

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

M.Sc. (Econ.)

Born 1964, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2004.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

2004.

HR Specialist positions at ABB 1990–1994. Human

Resources Manager at Nokia Mobile Phones, Salo

Operations 1995–2000. Senior Vice President, Human

Resources at Raisio Group 2000–2001. Senior Vice

President, Human Resources at Elcoteq Network

Corporation 2001–2004.

Board member of Posti Group Corporation.

Pirkko Harrela

Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Relations

M.A.

Born 1960, Finnish citizen

Member of the Group Executive Team since 2004.

Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since

1985.

Several positions in Communications in Finnpap

and UPM Paper Division 1985–2002. Vice President,

Corporate Communications of UPM 2003, Execu-

tive Vice President, Corporate Communications

2004–2013.

Member of S-Group’s CSR Advisory Group.

JUHA MÄKELÄ