Changes in Valmet's Executive Team
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Valmet Corporation's press release on November 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EET
Mr. Bertel Karlstedt (MSc, age 52) has been appointed President of Pulp and
Energy business line at Valmet as of 1 February, 2015. He will be a member of
Valmet's Executive Team and report to the President and CEO Pasi Laine.
Bertel Karlstedt joins Valmet from Nordkalk Corporation, where he is currently
employed as the President and CEO. During his career he has gained vast
experience in line management and sales roles. Furthermore, he has a strong
background in R&D both in Finland and internationally, having previously worked
for Valmet and Metso (1988-2005).
Mr. Jyrki Holmala, the current President of Valmet's Pulp and Energy business
line, leaves on Valmet 28 November 2014.
"It is a pleasure to get Bertel Karlstedt to our Executive Team with his strong
industrial experience and established relations with many of our customers,"
says Valmet's President and CEO Pasi Laine.
VALMET CORPORATION
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Further information, please contact:
Pasi Laine, President and CEO, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0001
Bertel Karlstedt's CV
Bertel Karlstedt has been appointed President of Pulp and Energy Business Line
as of February 1, 2015. Prior to that he was the President and CEO of Nordkalk
Corporation (2006- 2015) and a member of the Rettig Group management team
between 2010 and 2015. Mr. Karlstedt was the Executive Vice President of Metso
Paper in 2005, the President and CEO of Metso Paper between 2003 and 2005,
President of Paper Making Lines of Valmet-Rauma Corporation and Metso Paper
between 1999-2003, Product Manager, Air Dryers at Valmet Paper Machinery between
1992 and 1996, and Senior Research and Development Engineer at Valmet Paper
Machinery between 1991-1992. Mr. Karlstedt worked as Sales and Applications
Engineer and as Research and Development Engineer at Valmet Paper Machinery
between 1990 and 1991 and between 1988 and 1989. Mr. Karlstedt holds a Master
of Science degree in Thermodynamics.
Valmet Corporation is a leading global developer and supplier of services and
technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our 11,000 professionals
around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our
customers' performance forward - every day.
Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and
plant improvements and spare parts. Our strong technology offering includes
entire pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power
plants for bio-energy production.
The company has over 200 years of industrial history and was reborn through the
demerger of the pulp, paper and power businesses from Metso Group in December
2013. Valmet's net sales in 2013 were approximately EUR 2.6 billion. Valmet's
objective is to become the global champion in serving its customers.
Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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Datum: 26.11.2014 - 09:01 Uhr
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