Feb 02, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Stora Enso has revised its organization and manning following the retirement of Yngve Stade, senior executive vice president, corporate support and country manager Sweden, and the resignation of Arno Pelkonen, senior executive vice president, corporate strategy and emerging markets. The following changes have taken effect from 1 February 2006. Strategy, mergers & acquisitions, business intelligence, investments and corporate affairs will be merged with finance, accounting, legal and IR. The new staff function, finance and strategy, will be headed by Hannu Ryöppönen, CFO. The Latin America division, headed by Nils Grafström, executive vice president, Latin America, will report to Jukka Härmälä, CEO. The following changes will take effect from 1 April 2006. A new staff function, corporate technology and Asia Pacific, will be formed. It will be responsible for energy services, corporate R&D, the pulp competence centre, Asia Pacific and Russia. It will be headed by Markku Pentikäinen, currently executive vice president, Asia Pacific, and he will report to Jukka Härmälä, CEO. Corporate Services will include corporate IT, HR, business excellence and procurement and it will be headed by Christer Ågren, currently senior executive vice president, corporate IT, HR and business excellence. As already announced, Christer Ågren has been appointed country manager Sweden with effect from the same date. Environment services will start reporting to Elisabet Salander Björklund, senior executive vice president, Stora Enso forest products. Stora Enso is an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company producing publication and fine papers, packaging boards and wood products, areas in which the group is a global market leader.