Olov Winblad von Walter has been appointed VP, Metsä Board’s (Finland) Husum Board and Pulp Mill. He will be responsible for managing Metsä Board’s integrated board and pulp mill at Husum. Von Walter will start Sept. 2, 2018. at the latest, and will report to Harri Pihlajaniemi, SVP production at Metsä Board.

Von Walter has extensive experience in the forest industry with companies including Iggesund Paperboard, Metsä Board, APRIL Fine Paper, and MoDo Paper. He succeeds Pertti Hietaniemi, who will continue in his present position until von Walter’s start date.

Metsä Board’s Husum mill is an integrated board and pulp mill producing fresh fiber folding boxboard, food service board, and white kraftliner as well as bleached market pulp.

 

 

Metsä Board is a European producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards, including folding boxboards, food service boards, and white kraftliners. Its lightweight paperboards are developed to provide better, safer, and more sustainable solutions for consumer goods as well as retail-ready and food service applications. The pure fresh fibers Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource, traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests.

The global sales network of Metsä Board supports customers worldwide, including brand owners, retailers, converters and merchants. In 2017, the company’s sales totaled EUR 1.8 billion, and it has approximately 2,350 employees. Metsä Board is part of Metsä Group. More information about Metsä Board is available online.