UPM’s Jussi Pesonen is RISI’s European CEO Of The Year

Mr. Pesonen has considerable experience in the industry and is also a member of the board of the CEPIPRINT and chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation. He has a Masters of Science degree in engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland.

This year marks the inauguration of RISI’s European CEO of the Year Award. An annual award has been presented since 1999 to a CEO of the Year in North America. Past recipients of the award include John Faraci of International Paper (2006), A.D. ‘Pete’ Correll of Georgia-Pacific (2005), Paul Stecko of Packaging Corp. of America (2004), Raymond Royer of Domtar Inc. (2003), Steve Rogel of Weyerhaeuser Co. (2002 and 2001), John Dillon of International Paper Co. (2000), and Michael Smurfit of Jefferson Smurfit Group (1999).