Stora Enso has appointed Jari Suominen as EVP, Head of Forest division as of 1 January 2020. He will continue as a member of the Group Leadership Team. Jari Suominen has led Stora Enso's Wood Products division since 2014. He has held several leadership positions in Stora Enso's paper and wood products businesses since 1995. The search for a new divisional head for Wood Products will be initiated. Seppo Toikka, currently Head of Strategy and Business Controlling in Wood Products, is taking on the role as acting Head of the division as of 1 January 2020. Stora Enso announced in September 2019 that it would create a new Forest division and start reporting it separately at the beginning of 2020. The new division is formed to drive value creation through sustainable and efficient forest management and increase the transparency of the Group's forest assets.