Spinnova Oyj announced that it has appointed Kim Poulsen, M.Sc. (Econ.), as the Company's new CEO (b.1966). At the same time, the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Spinnova's co-founder and current CEO Janne Poranen as the Chair of the Board of Directors.

Kim Poulsen will assume his duties on 1 August, 2022. Kim Poulsen's most recent executive leadership position was President of the Pulp & Paper segment and member of the Group Executive Management Team at Kemira Plc. He has a strong forest and materials industry background combined with years of international leadership experience with Kemira in the US (from 2018 to 2020) and in China (from 2015 to 2016).

Prior to serving Kemira, Kim was a member of the Executive Board of UPM Plc and based in China (from 2013 to 2015) and in a senior leadership position at UPM Wood (from 2011 to 2013). Prior to UPM, Kim worked for Metsä Group from 1996 to 2010.