Ismo Nousiainen appointed CEO of Metsä Fibre as of 1 January 2018

M.Sc (Engineering) Ismo Nousiainen has been appointed the deputy CEO of Metsä Fibre Oy, a part of Metsä Group, as of 1 August 2017 and the CEO of Metsä Fibre and a member of Metsä Group Executive Management Team as of 1 January 2018. Nousiainen has worked for Metsä Fibre since 2001. Since 2008 he has been in charge of Metsä Fibre’s production.

Metsä Group Stock Exchange Release 8 June 2017 at 2.30 pm EEST

M.Sc (Engineering) Ismo Nousiainen has been appointed the deputy CEO of Metsä Fibre Oy, a part of Metsä Group, as of 1 August 2017 and the CEO of Metsä Fibre and a member of Metsä Group Executive Management Team as of 1 January 2018. Nousiainen has worked for Metsä Fibre since 2001. Since 2008 he has been in charge of Metsä Fibre’s production.

Metsä Fibre’s current CEO Ilkka Hämälä starts as the CEO of Metsäliitto Cooperative on 1 January 2018 and as the President and CEO of Metsä Group on 1 April 2018.

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Metsä Group is a forerunner in sustainable bioeconomy utilising renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. Metsä Group focuses on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards and tissue and cooking papers.

Metsä Group’s sales totalled EUR 4.7 billion in 2016, and it employs approximately 9,300 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries. Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and owned by approximately 104,000 Finnish forest owners.