Ulf Eliasson will take up the post of SVP Consumer Board of BillerudKorsnas, and Christer Simrén, who formerly headed both Consumer Board and Operations, will therefore focus exclusively on the responsibilities of COO and Operations. As Ulf Eliasson takes over as SVP Consumer Board, Magnus Kangas will become Mill Manager at Gävle. In addition, Henrik Essen will assume the role of SVP Communications and Sustainability.

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BillerudKorsnas announces management changes

Nov 26, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. The composition of the BillerudKorsnas Group’s Senior Management Team (SMT) will change somewhat. At the same time an Extended Management Team (EMT) will be established, with a continued focus on integration and coordination of production/market, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. 

Ulf Eliasson will take up the post of SVP Consumer Board, and Christer Simrén, who formerly headed both Consumer Board and Operations, will therefore focus exclusively on the responsibilities of COO and Operations. As Ulf Eliasson takes over as SVP Consumer Board, Magnus Kangas will become Mill Manager at Gävle. In addition, Henrik Essen will assume the role of SVP Communications and Sustainability.

SMT will therefore consist of the following members: President and CEO Per Lindberg, COO Christer Simrén, CFO Susanne Lithander, SVP Consumer Board Ulf Eliasson, SVP Containerboard Lennart Eberleh, SVP Packaging Paper Johan Nellbeck, SVP HR Karin Hågfeldt, SVP Communication and Sustainability Henrik Essén, SVP Forestry Uno Brinnen and SVP Strategic Development Magnus Wikström.

EMT will comprise the members of SMT, VP Business Support, VP Supply Chain, VP Operational Excellence and the Mill Managers for Finland, Frövi, Gruvön, Gävle, Skärblacka and Karlsborg.

All changes will take effect on 1 December 2013.

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