Magnus Björkman has been appointed President of the Södra Cell business area. Magnus has been Acting President of the business area since 1 March 2019 and will remain a member of Group Senior Management and report to the President and CEO, Lars Idermark. Magnus will assume his new role on 1 August 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Magnus has a Master of Science in Engineering and holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. He began working at Södra in 2006 and has held several senior positions in the company over the years, including head of the pulp mill at Mörrum and, since 2012, Director of Sales and Marketing at Södra Cell.

He has many years of industry experience from senior positions with other companies, including Stora Enso and Tetra Pak.