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James Cropper plc announces that Patrick Willink has informed the Board of his intention to retire from James Cropper in April 2026.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) -- the leading professional society for automation -- congratulates the seven individuals elevated to the distinguished grade of ISA Fellow in 2025.
The Board of Directors of Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative has in its constituent meeting decided that Jussi Linnaranta continues as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Mikko Mäkimattila continues as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
DMC Biotechnologies, a leader in synthetic biology and precision fermentation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Flatt as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
The general meeting resolved to elect Tim Stubbs, Russel Wanke, Omar Hoek, Christer Simrén, Alexandre Mignotte, Ricardo Mateiro and Riccardo Franchi as new board members for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting. Accordingly, all current board members elected by the general meeting will be replaced.
LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced the appointment of Jack Johnson as Vice President, Siding Manufacturing, effective immediately.
Joonas Kukkonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics, and member of the company's Management Team. He reports to Metsä Tissue's CEO Esa Kaikkonen. The change enters into force as of January 1st 2025.
Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, announced today the appointment of Rajeev Bhalla and Suzan Morno-Wade to the company's board of directors. Mr. Bhalla will chair the Audit Committee, and Ms. Morno-Wade will chair the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee.
2025 Officers and Full Board of Directors Announced
Jaakko Nikkilä holds the position of Executive Vice President at UPM, heading the business area Specialty Paper with global sales of around EUR 1.5 billion, until year-end.
Mikael, who most recently served as Head of Business and Operations Development at Stora Enso Skog, assumed his new role on December 9.
Serving three-year terms are Steve Henry of Domtar, Brandon Bennett of Georgia-Pacific, and Erin Raccah of Sylvamo. Anne Ayer of Sappi will serve a two-year term, while Richard Bennett of Suzano Packaging has been appointed for a one-year term.
Joonas Kukkonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics, and member of the company's Management Team. He reports to Metsä Tissue's CEO Esa Kaikkonen.
On December 1, 2024, Michael Rupp assumed leadership of the Recycling business unit at German machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher, based in Eppingen.
PPC's Board Includes Industry Leaders Poised to Drive Innovation, Sustainability, and Excellence in Paperboard Packaging.
Päivi Lindqvist is currently the CFO of Glaston Corporation.
Susanna Rinne has been appointed as interim Executive Vice President of UPM Plywood business area, effective 1 January 2025. As announced earlier, the current Executive Vice President of UPM Plywood, Mika Kekki, has been appointed to lead the UPM Specialty Papers business area starting from the same date.
Sophie Haan, EVP, Protective Materials division and member of the Executive Leadership Team has decided to leave Ahlstrom to pursue a career opportunity outside the company. Sophie will stay in her current position until the end of January 2025. The process of finding a successor for her will start with immediate effect.
Jukka Tiitinen, Area President, North America, has decided to retire after a long and successful career at Valmet. Jukka Tiitinen will step down from his role on 31 December 2024 and do the handover to an interim Head of North America in January 2025.
In mid-February, Viktor Pilemyr takes up the role of new business area controller at Södra Wood. He has solid experience from in-house manufacturing and comes most recently from the role of CFO at OBOS.
In connection with the election, Kimberly-Clark's board size will increase from 12 to 13 directors.
Up to now, Niels has headed the Paper & Recycling division of DS Smith, a worldwide leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging headquartered in London, and has been a member of the Group Executive Team.
The Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM) has appointed Niels Flierman (49), as new member of the Management Board for a three-year period starting January 2025.
Scherger, who first held the position in 2012, returns as PPC's Board Chair, reinforcing his long-standing commitment to the paperboard packaging industry.
Marco Hilty, President, Flexible Packaging, and member of the Huhtamaki Global Executive Team, has decided to leave Huhtamaki for personal reasons. Marco's last day with Huhtamaki will be January 31, 2025. The process to appoint Marco's successor has been initiated.
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