Stora Enso appoints John Gillen as Region Manager North America
STORA ENSO OYJ Stock Exchange Release 5 October at 16.30
Stora Enso appoints John Gillen as Region Manager North America
John Gillen, 46, has been appointed Region Manager North America
and President of Stora Enso North America Corporation, effective
from 1 January 2006. He has also been invited to become a member
of the Stora Enso Management Group. Lars Bengtsson, currently
Senior Executive Vice President of Stora Ensos North American
operations and member of the Stora Enso Executive Management
Group will retire on 31 December 2005.
John Gillen is currently Senior Vice President, Coated
Mechanical Papers at Stora Ensos North American operations, a
position he has held since 2002. In his role as President of
Stora Enso North America Corporation and Region Manager, he will
report to CEO Jukka Härmälä. In addition to his new duties, he
will continue to oversee coated mechanical operations at the
Biron, Niagara and Whiting mills in Wisconsin. In that capacity
he will report to Bernd Rettig, Senior Executive Vice President,
Stora Enso Publication Paper.
North American Organisation
The North American business areas became part of the Stora Enso
global product divisions on 1 September 2005. The support areas
will continue to be locally led. Organisational units reporting
to the Region Manager include:
Communications
Human Resources
Power & Energy
Purchasing & Logistics
Shared Services (Finance, IT and Legal)
Strategy, Investments and Mergers & Acquisitions
Wood Supply US
Other North American support services including Research,
Engineering and Maintenance will continue to report to Russ
Wanke, Senior Vice President, Fine Paper, North America.
For further information, please contact:
Lars Bengtsson, SEVP, Stora Enso North America, tel. +1 715
422 4039
Kari Vainio, EVP, Corporate Communications, tel. +44 7799
348 197
Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +44 20 7016 3146
John Gillen, Senior Vice President, Coated Mechanical Papers,
North America, tel. +1 84 7 627 3519
Tim Laatsch, SVP, Corporate Communications, Stora Enso North
America, tel. +1 715 422 4023
www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors
Previous press releases concerning Stora Ensos North American
operations:
- 30 August 2005: Stora Enso to merge its North American
division into its global product divisions
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