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Jussi Pesonen
President and CEO
. (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 UPMPaper 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 the Finnish Forest Industries
Federation (FFIF) and IlmarinenMutual Pension Insurance
Company (until 31 December 2015). Board member of the Confed-
eration of European Paper Industries (CEPI) and East Office of
Finnish Industries Oy.
Tapio Korpeinen
Chief Financial Officer, UPM-Kymmene Corporation
and Executive Vice President, UPMEnergy
. (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. Kear-
ney 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. Vice Chairman of
Kemijoki Oy. Board member of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj. Supervi-
sory board member of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.
Bernd Eikens
Executive Vice President, UPMPaper Asia
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 UPMNordland Papier 1998–2005.
President, UPM-Kymmene Inc. North America 2005–2008. Senior
Vice President, Supply Chain, Paper Business Group 2008–2013.
Executive Vice President, UPMPaper ENA 2013-2016.
Boardmember of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH&Co. KG.
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 UPMPaper
Division 1985–2002. Vice President, Corporate Communications
of UPM 2003, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communica-
tions 2004–2013.
Member of S-Group’s CSR Advisory Group. Supervisory Board
member of WWF Finland. Board member of Satalinna Founda-
tion.
Tapio Kolunsarka
Executive Vice President, UPMRaflatac
. (Eng.), . (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 UPMRaflatac in Finland and in the
USA 2002–2008. Senior Vice President, UPMRaflatac, Europe
2008–2011. Senior Vice President, UPMRaflatac, Europe,
Middle-East and Africa 2011–2013.
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
. (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 AmChamFinland (The American
Chamber of Commerce in Finland). Board member of
CLIC Innovation Oy.
Riitta Savonlahti
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
. (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.
Winfried Schaur
Executive Vice President, UPMPaper ENA
. (Mech. Eng.)
Born 1965, German citizen
Member of the Group Executive Team since 2016.
Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since
2001.
Project Engineer, Hoerbiger Automotive 1991–1992. Project
Manager, Investments, Haindl Papier GmbH 1993–2001.
Several leadership positions in the UPMpaper business
2001–2007. General Manager, Schongau mill, UPMPaper
Business Group 2007–2013. General Manager, Ettringen mill,
UPMPaper Business Group 2011–2013. Senior Vice Presi-
dent, Newspaper Publishing, UPMPaper ENA 2013–2016.
Mika Sillanpää
Executive Vice President, UPMPlywood
. (Eng.)
Born 1958, Finnish citizen
Member of the Group Executive Team since 2013.
Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since
1985.
Several management positions at UPMRaflatac in Finland
and in France 1985–2000. Vice President, UPMRaflatac
Europe 2001–2003. Senior Vice President, Strategic Devel-
opment, UPMRaflatac Group 2003–2008. Vice President,
Sourcing at UPMRaflatac Group 2008–2013.
Kari Ståhlberg
Executive Vice President, Strategy
. (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 Consulting Oy
1998–2000. M&A Advisor at JP Capital International Limited
in the UK 2000–2006. Investment Manager at Finnish Industry
Investment Ltd 2006–2007. Director, M&A, UPM-Kymmene
Corporation 2007–2010. Senior Vice President, Corporate
Strategy 2010–2013.
Heikki Vappula
Executive Vice President, UPMBiorefining
. (Econ.)
Born 1967, Finnish citizen
Member of the Group Executive Team since 2010.
Employed by UPM-Kymmene Corporation since
2006.
Several management positions at Nokia Corporation in
Finland, Denmark, UK and Hungary 1993–2006. Senior Vice
President, UPM Sourcing 2006–2010. President, Energy and
Pulp Business Group 2010–2013.
Board member of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation
(FFIF).
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