Sep 13, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. Kjell-Ove Jonsson has been appointed Senior Vice President Papyrus Supplies and will take office by October 24. He is succeeding Sören Gaardboe who has up-held the position on an acting basis, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. With this appointment, Papyrus Senior Executive Team (SET) will be enlarged with a member representing the growth areas facility supplies and industrial packaging. Kjell-Ove joins us from Astra Tech where he has led the Nordic organisation as Vice President Nordics. Previous employments include a number of executive positions in various industries, notably in the industrial packaging and tissue sectors. “We are delighted to welcome Kjell-Ove to Papyrus. His broad experience will be particularly valuable in the further strategic development of Papyrus Supplies into a market leader in the areas of facility supplies and industrial packaging” says CEO Peter Sandberg Kjell-Ove Jonsson will be based in Mölndal, Gothenburg, Sweden and report to Peter Sandberg, CEO. Papyrus is one of Europe’s leading merchants in paper, facility supplies and industrial packaging. Papyrus currently has a presence in 22 European countries and employs some 2 700 people.