Staffan Jonsson has been appointed head of Group Technology at Holmen AB, Stockholm, Sweden. His new position becomes effective May 1. Holmen's head of Group Technology is a member of the senior management team and reports to the president/CEO.
Jonsson has worked as mill manager at Iggesunds Bruk for 12 years and has had previous senior positions both within and outside of Holmen Group. He will succeed Sven Wird, who is retiring after 18 years with the company.
Holmen is a forest industry group that produces printing paper, paperboard, and sawn timber and runs forestry and energy production operations. The company's operations consist of three product-oriented business areas (Holmen Paper, Iggesund Paperboard, and Holmen Timber) and two raw-material-oriented business areas (Holmen Skog and Holmen Energi).
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