Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj: Appointment in the Executive Management Team
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 18, 2017 at 14:00 CET
Thomas Wulkan has been appointed Executive Vice President, Business Area Decor and member of Ahlstrom-Munksjö's Executive Management Team. Thomas Wulkan will join Ahlstrom-Munksjö on January 1, 2018, and will report to Jan Åström, President and CEO.
Thomas Wulkan’s previous experience includes various positions in General Management, Business Development and Finance within Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, during 1992-2016. Most recently he served as President Business Unit Middle East, India and Africa, before that as President Business Unit Personal Care Europe (2009-2011) and as President Business Unit Americas (2006-2008).
"I'm very happy to welcome Thomas to our team. With his strong background and long experience from the paper industry, he will be an excellent driving force for the further development of our decor paper business, contributing to Ahlstrom-Munksjö's continued success and growth", says Jan Åström, President and CEO.
Norbert Mix, current Executive Vice President, Business Area Decor, will leave this position and the Executive Management Team as of January 1, 2018.
“I would like to warmly thank Norbert Mix for having headed the decor business for Ahlstrom-Munksjö and its predecessors for many years and strongly contributed in building our position as world-leading within decor paper." says Jan Åström, President and CEO.
For further information, please contact:
Jan Åström, President and CEO, tel. +46 10 250 10 01
Ahlstrom-Munksjö in brief
Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to customers worldwide. Our offerings include decor paper, filter media, release liners, abrasive backings, nonwovens, electrotechnical paper, glass fiber materials, food packaging and labeling, tape, medical fiber materials and solutions for diagnostics. Combined annual net sales are about EUR 2.15 billion and we employ 6,000 people. The Ahlstrom-Munksjö share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and Stockholm. The company was formed on April 1, 2017 through the merger of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Oyj. Read more at www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com.