May 16, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation has appointed Marco Levi as President and CEO, effective June 16, 2014. Jan Lång will continue as President and CEO until June 15, 2014 and will thereafter as needed support Marco Levi as a special advisor in order to ensure a smooth transition of the responsibilities, Ahlstrom said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Ahlstrom's Chairman of the Board, Pertti Korhonen said: "We are pleased to welcome Marco Levi to Ahlstrom. He has a strong track record in leading global materials technology business. His focus will be on increasing Ahlstrom's shareholder value by improving the profitability of the company and by creating profitable growth in line with Ahlstrom's strategy announced in September 2013."

Dr. Levi joins Ahlstrom from a leading materials company Styron where he was Senior Vice President and Business President of Emulsion Polymers. Prior to that, he has held various senior management positions at the Dow Chemical Company.

Ahlstrom is a high performance fiber-based materials company.