Stora Enso appoints Gary Parafinczuk as new head of Group HR
STORA ENSO OYJ Press Release 25 January 2006 at 11.00
Stora Enso appoints Gary Parafinczuk as new head of Group HR Stora Enso has appointed Gary Parafinczuk as Executive Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Business Excellence and member of the Management Group (MG) with effect from 1 March 2006. He will be based in the Stora Enso International Office in London and report to Christer Ågren, head of IT, HR and Business Excellence, who will also become the Swedish Country Manager on 1 April 2006. Gary Parafinczuk is currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources, in Stora Ensos North American operations. He joined the Group in 2000. Gary Parafinczuk will succeed in his new position Per Ericson, who has decided to resign from Stora Enso with effect from 28 February 2006. Scott Lipinski, currently Director, Human Resources Development, will succeed Gary Parafinczuk as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, region North America. For further information, please contact: Christer Ågren, Senior Executive Vice President, IT, HR and Business Excellence, tel. +44 20 7016 3150 Kari Vainio, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel. +44 77 9934 8197 www.storaenso.com STORA ENSO OYJ p.p. Jussi Siitonen Jukka Marttila