UPM Annual Report 2016
UPM Annual Report 2016
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In brief
Strategy
Businesses
Stakeholders
Governance
Group Executive Team
Accounts
CONTENTS
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.
Chief Financial Officer,
and Executive Vice President,
UPMEnergy
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 Presi
dent, 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 the Board
of Kemijoki Oy. Board member of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj. Supervisory
Board member of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.
Executive Vice President,
UPM Specialty Papers
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.
Supervisory Board member of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung GmbH
& Co. KG.
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.
Executive Vice President,
UPMRaflatac
M.Sc. (Eng.),
M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA
Born 1972, Finnish citizen
Member of the Group Executive
Team since 2016
Employed by UPM-Kymmene
Corporation since 2014
Several positions in Communications in Finnpap and UPMPaper
Division 1985–2002. Vice President, Corporate Communications of
UPM 2003. Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications
2004–2013.
Member of S-Group’s CSR Advisory Group. Supervisory Board member
of WWF Finland. Board member of Deutsch-Finnische
Handelskammer, Satalinna Foundation and UPM-Kymmene Cultural
Foundation. Member of the Board of Governors of the Association for
FinnishWork.
Financial Analyst, Enso Group 1997–1998. Business Operations
Manager, Nokia Networks in Finland and Italy 1998–2001. Engagement
Manager & Associate, McKinsey & Company 2002–2004. Several
management positions at Stora Enso in Finland, Sweden and the UK
2004–2009. Chief Development Officer, member of the Group
Executive Board, Amer Sports 2009–2014. Senior Vice President, Head
of Global Operations, Amer Sports 2012–2014. Senior Vice President,
EMEIA, UPMRaflatac 2014–2016.
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. Group General
Counsel since 2005.
Supervisory Board member of Kemijoki Oy.
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.
Chairman of the Board of CLIC Innovation Oy. Member of the Finnish
Research and Innovation Council. Vice Chairman of AmChamFinland
(The American Chamber of Commerce in Finland).
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.
Supervisory Board member of IlmarinenMutual Pension Insurance
Company. Member of Labour Markets Committee of the Finnish Forest
Industries Federation (FFIF).
Executive Vice President,
UPMPaper ENA
Dipl.Ing. (FH)
Born 1965, German citizen
Member of the Group Executive
Team since 2016
Employed by UPM 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 President, Newspaper Publishing, UPMPaper ENA 2013–2016.
Board member of EURO-GRAPH asbl, the European Association of
Graphic Paper Producers. Board member of the German Pulp and Paper
Association VDP.
Executive Vice President,
UPMPlywood
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 UPMRaflatac in Finland and in
France 1985–2000. Vice President, UPMRaflatac Europe 2001–2003.
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, UPMRaflatac Group
2003–2008. Vice President, Sourcing, UPMRaflatac Group 2008–2013.
Board member of Federation of the FinnishWoodworking Industries.
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 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.
Executive Vice President,
UPMBiorefining
M.Sc. (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).
Several management positions in 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). Chairman of the Board of the Finland Chamber of Commerce
and ICC Finland (as of 1 January 2017). Board member of the
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) and East Office
of Finnish Industries Oy.
Jyrki Ovaska
Riitta Savonlahti
Winfried Schaur
Mika Sillanpää
Kari Ståhlberg
Heikki Vappula
Jussi Pesonen
Tapio Korpeinen
Bernd Eikens
Pirkko Harrela
Juha Mäkelä
Antti Jääskeläinen