May 21, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Stora Enso has appointed Ulla Paajanen-Sainio as the new Head of Investor Relations effective immediately, the company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio is currently VP, Investor Relations and Financial Communications, at Stora Enso. She has been with the company for nearly 7 years, being mainly responsible for investor relations activities in the Nordic Region and also managing Stora Enso's Financial Communications. Before joining Stora Enso, she worked in leading investor relations and communications positions in the IT and electronics sectors. To improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, the investor relations function is now based in Helsinki. Until today, the activities were split between the Helsinki and London offices. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio succeeds Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, who has been heading the function from the Group's London office and who will leave Stora Enso at the end of May 2009 to pursue other opportunities. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio reports to CFO Markus Rauramo. Stora Enso is the world leader in forest industry sustainability.