Sauli Brander has been appointed as SVP, Customership and a member of the management team at Metsä Group's Wood Supply and Forest Services as of 1 April 2026. He will be responsible for the strategy process of Wood Supply and Forest Services, the planning of wood procurement, trade with industrial customers, international wood procurement and reception at mills. Brander has a long and varied experience in management tasks in UPM's wood sourcing organisation.
Yrjö Perälä, who has been working as SVP, Customership since 2018, will transfer to the position of part-time project director as of 1 April 2026. He has announced that he will retire in summer 2027. In the project director's position, Perälä will be responsible for advancing strategic projects defined by EVP, Wood Supply and Forest Services.
Brander and Perälä will report to Juha Jumppanen, Metsä Group's EVP, Wood Supply and Forest Services.
