•Career paper industry professional with over 30 years of experience across strategic, tactical, engineering, and sales functions as well as a worldwide scope that includes China, Southeast Asia, the U.S., Canada, and several European countries.

•Held management positions at Valmet, running projects that included starting up 10 new paper machines; as Director of Service, developed a new services business model focused on efficiency improvements and cost savings

•Has championed the transformative power of data-driven management

•Uses his deep solutions-focused understanding of paper making operations to help clients improve performance and address the unique challenges faced by European players