Kemira Oyj appoints Kim Poulsen as President, Paper segment and APAC region
30 July 2015 - 6:00PM
Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
July 30, 2015 at 11.00 am (CET+1)
Kim Poulsen, (Master of
Science, Economics) has been appointed President of Kemira's Paper
segment and APAC region and member of the Management Board. He will
start in the position on November 1, 2015. He joins Kemira from
UPM, one of the world's leading fibre-based businesses. Poulsen has
held various management positions at UPM and other leading
companies in the forest and paper industry. He has a vast
international experience, primarily from Asia and Europe.
"Kim has an extensive experience in the global paper industry. In
his current position as the head of Asian operations at UPM, Kim
has gained valuable insight into the fastest growing paper market
in the world. This is important, as APAC is one of Kemira's key
growth regions in the paper chemicals business. Kim's energetic and
people focused approach will be a great asset, driving forward our
global leadership position in the pulp and paper chemicals market",
says Jari Rosendal, Kemira's President and CEO.
For more information, please contact
Kemira Oyj
Jari Rosendal, President and CEO
+358 10 862 1801
Tero Huovinen, VP, Investor Relations
+358 10 862 1980
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving
customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise,
application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers'
water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp
& paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment.
In 2014, Kemira's revenue was EUR 2.1 billion and we employed
approximately 4,250 people. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com
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Source: Kemira Oyj via Globenewswire
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