Mill Manager appointments at Metsä Group

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Janne Rantanen has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of the Äänekoski bioproduct mill as of 1 April 2024. Rantanen is currently VP, Mill Manager of the Rauma pulp mill.

Janne Rantanen

Ari-Pekka Vanamo, the current VP, Mill Manager of the Äänekoski bioproduct mill, will move to the role of VP, HR Projects on 1 April 2024. From the beginning of 2025, Vanamo will take on the role of VP, Employment Relations. The current VP, Employment Relations, Jari Forss, will continue with development duties related to employment conditions and collective agreements. Ari-Pekka Vanamo and Jari Forss will report to Pertti Hietaniemi, Metsä Group’s SVP, HR.

metsa 4mar24 2Ari-Pekka Vanamo

Jaakko Ikonen has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of the Rauma pulp mill as of 1 April 2024. Ikonen is currently VP, Mill Manager of the Tako paperboard mill in Tampere. Rantanen and Ikonen will report to Mikko Nieminen, Metsä Fibre’s SVP, Pulp Production.

metsa 4mar24 3Jaakko Ikonen

Timo Ahonen has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of the Tako paperboard mill as of 1 April 2024. Ahonen has previously worked as VP, Mill Manager of the Kemi paperboard mill.

metsa 4mar24 4Timo Ahonen

Tomi Seppä has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of the Kemi paperboard mill as of 1 April 2024. Seppä previously worked as the paperboard mill’s Project Director and as VP, Mill Manager of the Kemi mills. Ahonen and Seppä will report to Harri Pihlajaniemi, Metsä Board’s SVP, Production and Technology.

metsa 4mar24 5Tomi Seppä


Metsä Group
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Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2023 our sales totaled EUR 6.1 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees.

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