Changes in Metsäliitto Group Management - Mika Joukio appointed CEO of Metsä Tissue

Mika Joukio (47), M.Sc. (Tech.), MBA, Head of M-real Corporation's Consumer Packaging Business Area and a member of M-real's Management Team, has been appointed the new CEO of Metsä Tissue Corporation. Joukio will report to Kari Jordan, President and CEO of Metsäliitto Group and Chairman of the Metsä Tissue Board of Directors. Joukio will assume his new position as CEO and as a member of the Metsäliitto Group Executive Management Team in February 2012.
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Hannu Kottonen (54), M.Sc. (Econ.) CEO of Metsä Tissue since 2006 and a member of the Metsäliitto Group Executive Management Team, has been appointed as CEO of HKScan Corporation, one of the leading food companies in Northern Europe. Kottonen will start in his new position by the end of February 2012.


Further information:
Mika Joukio, Senior Vice President, Head of Consumer Packaging, M-real Corporation Tel: +358 1046 33041
Hannu Kottonen, CEO, Metsä Tissue Corporation Tel: +358 1046 54959
Anneli Karhula, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Metsäliitto Group Tel: +358 1046 54174