Paper and forest products
Operations professionals in Paper and forest products
These ten professionals have held operations leadership roles at pulp, paper, board and forest products companies. A reader can learn how mills plan production, keep machines and lines running and manage fiber and supply chains as markets shift.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christer Nordstrand
LinkedInExperience: Fabrikschef Ops Director · Mondi Group
Fabrikschef Ops Director at Mondi Group since 2026. Other listed roles include CEO at VALBO TRÄ AB (2021–2022), Production Manager Paper Mill at SCA (2020–2021), and Board Mill Manager (2016–2020) and Pulp Mill Manager (2014–2016) at Billerud. The highlights also list Head of BU and Mill Director entries, the latter in the Operations department at Director level.
Curtis Edgson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Canfor
Director of Operations at Canfor since 2023; the headline places the role at Northwood Pulp, and the highlights place it in Prince George, British Columbia. Other listed Canfor roles are Production Manager (2020–2023), Fibreline Manager (2013–2020), Team Leader - Bleach Plant (2010–2013) and Fibreline shift supervisor (1998–2010).
Euripedes Valadão Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Containerboard Manufactuting Director · International Paper
Containerboard Manufactuting Director at International Paper since 2024. Other listed International Paper roles are Mill Manager (2021–2024), Manager, Technical Services (2019–2021), Finished Products Manager (2017–2019) and Operations Manager (2015–2016). The summary describes over 20 years in the pulp and paper industry, applying Six Sigma methods and an understanding of mill operations.
Hudson Pope
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Georgia Pacific Operations · Georgia-Pacific LLC
Senior Vice President Georgia Pacific Operations at Georgia-Pacific LLC since 2024. Other listed Georgia-Pacific LLC roles are Senior Vice President Packaging and Cellulose Operations (2023–2024), Senior Vice President Operations- Building Products (2018–2023), Vice President Operations - Plywood & Lumber Divison (2018–2019) and VP Operations - Plywood Manufacturing (2011–2017). The highlights place the 2023–2024 role in Atlanta.
Jenny Bergstrom de Souza
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Holmen Iggesund
Director of Operations at Holmen Iggesund since 2022; the headline places the role at the Holmen Board and Paper Workington Mill, where the highlights say it leads the mill's teams and operation, including production, engineering, investments and IT systems. Other listed Holmen Iggesund roles are Managing Director (2020–2022), Head of Boardmaking and Finishing (2019–2020), Head of Boardmaking (2017–2019) and Board Machine Area Manager (2015–2017).
Kevin Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director · Mondi Group
Operations Director at Mondi Group since 2024. Other listed roles include Vice President Operations, Canfor Pulp at Canfor (2020–2023), General Manager Visy Pulp & Paper at Visy (2019–2020), and Managing Director - Celgar Mill (2012–2018) and Director of Strategic Initiatives - Celgar Mill (2010–2012) at Mercer International Inc. The summary describes over 30 years of executive, general management and technical experience across the forest product industry.
Marcelo Oliveira
LinkedInExperience: Industrial Operations Director - Jacareí Mill · Suzano
Industrial Operations Director - Jacareí Mill at Suzano since 2024. Other listed roles include Mill Manager - Jacarei Mill (2020–2024) and Mill Manager - Aracruz Mill (2019–2020) at Suzano, and Fiber Line Coordinator (2005–2008) and Process Engineer (2002–2005) at Fibria. The summary describes a mill manager in the paper & forest products industry, skilled in operations management, production management and pulp technologies.
Markus Ladebeck
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations · UPM Communication Papers
Director Operations at UPM Communication Papers since 2026; the headline places the role in Augsburg, and the highlights describe UPM Communication Papers as a paper and forest product manufacturing company and producer of graphic papers. Also Manager Fiber Production at UPM since 2020; another listed role is Prozessingenieur at UPM (2015–2020).
Mikko Pirinen
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director · Mondi Group
Operations Director at Mondi Group since 2026; the highlights describe Mondi Kuopio as a mill making semichemical corrugated containerboard from birch fiber. Other listed roles include Production Director at Stora Enso (2021–2026), and Production Manager (2019–2021), Operating Manager (2016–2019) and Operating Engineer (2015–2016) at Metsä Board.
Rimpilainen Janne
LinkedInExperience: Mill Operations Director · Stora Enso
Mill Operations Director at Stora Enso since 2024, a role the highlights place in Oulu, Finland. Other listed Stora Enso roles are Mill Director (acting) (2024), two Production Manager rows (2016–2020 and 2020–2024) and Production Engineer (2014–2016); the highlights place the 2020–2024 Production Manager role at the Oulu Mill.
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Match the person's mill type and product to your decision, since a pulp mill, a containerboard mill and a graphic paper mill face different operating questions. Check whether their operations role is current or past and whether it was mill-level or corporate.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you balance mill output against changing demand and fiber availability?
- 02Tell me about a major machine or line outage you managed. What did you change afterwards?
- 03Which operating measures did you review every week, and why those?
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