Kersti Strandqvist SVP of new corporate staff function for Sustainability

Kersti Strandqvist has been appointed Senior Vice President of the new corporate staff function for Sustainability and will also be a member of SCA’s Corporate Senior Management Team.

Kersti Strandqvist was employed at SCA in 1997 and has since worked in various positions in the hygiene area, which accounts for 60% of the Group’s sales.

Kersti Strandqvist is currently Vice President of the Feminine Care product area within the Group’s unit for category control, the Global Hygiene Category. She will assume her new position as SVP on August 1st and will report directly to the CEO.

“Environmental and sustainability are highly important strategic issues and an integrated part of our operations. Kersti’s experience and expertise will enable us to further advance our position in the CSR field and thus strengthen the commercial benefits related to sustainability,” says Jan Johansson, CEO and President of SCA.

Stockholm 25 May, 2010 

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SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, including the global brands Tena and Tork. Sales in 2009 amounted to SEK 111 billion (EUR 10.5 billion). SCA has approximately 50,000 employees. More information at www.sca.com