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 STORA ENSO OYJ p.p. Jukka Marttila Veli-Matti Tahvanainen