Feb 06, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Esa Kaikkonen has been appointed Executive Vice President of Metsä Wood and member of Metsä Group’s Executive Management Team as of February 5, 2013, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Kaikkonen has worked as Metsä Group’s Legal Counsel since 2003, and he has been a member of Metsä Group’s Executive Management Team since 2008. He reports to Kari Jordan, Metsä Group's President and CEO. Timo Karinen, former EVP of Metsä Wood, has decided to pursue his career outside Metsä Group. Metsä Group produces high-quality products mainly from renewable Nordic wood and wood fibre. The Group’s business areas are tissue and cooking papers, board and paper, pulp, wood products as well as wood supply.