New head for Stora Enso Asia Pacific
STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 14 August 2003 at 13.30
New head for Stora Enso Asia Pacific
Markku Pentikäinen has been appointed Executive Vice President,
Stora Enso Asia Pacific, effective from 1 January 2004. He will
succeed Seppo Hietanen, who is retiring. Mr Pentikäinen will join
Stora Enso's Management Group and report to Björn Hägglund,
Deputy CEO. He will be based in Shanghai.
Markku Pentikäinen, 49, is currently Senior Vice President,
Imatra Mills and HR, Stora Enso Packaging Product Area. He joined
the Company in 1979.
Juha Helkala, 46, has been appointed General Manager, Imatra
Mills effective from 1 October 2003 to succeed Markku
Pentikäinen. He will be based at Imatra and report to Niilo
Pöyhönen, Executive Vice President, Consumer Boards Division. He
joined the Company in 1982.
Juha Helkala will also remain Managing Director of Varenso.
For further information, please contact:
Markku Pentikäinen, SVP, Imatra Mills, tel. +358 400 498 531
Juha Helkala, Managing Director, Varenso, tel. +358 2046 32609
Kari Vainio, EVP, Corporate Communications, tel. +44 7799 348197
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