Munksjö appoints Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as CFO Hels

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-02-09 08:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 February 2015 at 8:30 a.m. CET Munksjö appoints Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as CFO Pia Aaltonen-Forsell has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of Munksjö’s Management Team. Aaltonen-Forsell (M.Soc.Sc.) will be joining Munksjö from Vacon Plc., where she currently is the CFO. Aaltonen-Forsell’s previous positions include Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance, IT and M&A, Building and Living Business Area at Stora Enso as well as other managerial positions at Stora Enso, such as SVP Group Controller. Aaltonen-Forsell will join Munksjö on 1 April 2015, and she will report to Jan Åström, President and CEO of Munksjö Oyj.  "I’m very happy to welcome Pia to the Munksjö-team. With her solid background from the industry, she will be an excellent driving force for the company’s further growth and development”, says the President and CEO Jan Åström. Munksjö Oyj For more information, please contact: Jan Åström, President and CEO, Tel. +46 10 250 1001 Åsa Fredriksson, SVP HR and Communications, Tel. +46 10 250 1003  Munksjö – Materials for innovative product design The Munksjö Group is an international specialty paper company with a unique product offering for a large number of industrial applications and consumer-driven products. Founded in 1862, Munksjö is among the leading producers in the world of high-value added papers within attractive market segments such as Decor paper, Release Liners, Electrotechnical paper, Abrasive backings and Interleaving paper for steel. Given Munksjö’s global presence and way of integrating with its customers’ operations, the company forms a global service organisation with approximately 2,900 employees. Production facilities are located in France, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Spain and China. Munksjö Oyj is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki and Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more at www.munksjo.com.