Risberg Steps Down as Valmet Chairman
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Bo Risberg, chairman of the board of directors of Finnish pulp and paper solutions provider Valmet (Finland) since 2015, is stepping down from his position effective the 2019 Valmet annual general meeting. This announcement was made this past week (Aug. 28, 2018).
The Swedish executive served as CEO of Hilti Corporation between 2007 and 2013 after working at various positions in the company since 1999. Prior to that, Risberg worked at A.T. Kearney Inc, ABB Group, and as applications engineer for Pulp and Paper Systems at Flakt, Canada.
He cited personal reasons as the reason for his departure.