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corporate strategist Kratochwill, 45, has succeeded Rosemarie Asquino who has retired after 38 years at Sappi. “My personal motto is: first listen,


understand the customer, and then implement together. In this way, we can be an approachable and innovative partner in the tailor-made customer solutions sector, providing top quality and the highest service level,” said Kratochwill. “Packaging manufacturers, brand owners,


Pictured with Thomas Kratochwill (right) are Sappi’s chief executive Berry Wiersum (left) and Rosemarie Asquino


designers and print finishers are set to profit even more intensively from the fact that Sappi is more than just a packaging material manufacturer.” Sappi says that in 2001, Aquino


played a vital role in the growth of Sappi Speciality Papers, positioning it as a clear market leader. “We thank Rosemarie Asquino


homas Kratochwill has been appointed sales and marketing director for Speciality Papers at


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New sales and marketing chief for Sappi


for her outstanding work,” said Berry Wiersum, chief executive of Sappi Europe. “She has revolutionised the Speciality Papers Division at Sappi. Recently she was critical in designing and implementing the 60 million euro expansion of PM2. “As we move into the future, we will be placing our full trust in her successor, Thomas Kratochwill. With his natural vigour and expertise, he will take the Speciality Papers Division at Sappi to a new level and implement the agreed-upon strategy in full.” Rosemarie Asquino will be


available until the end of July 2015 as an advisor on strategic issues.


Laila Rogestedt is new innovation chief at Södra


Laila Rogestedt has been appointed Head of Innovation and New Business at Södra. She will start in March, and will also become a member of Group Senior Management reporting to chief executive Lars Idermark. “I am delighted that Södra


has recruited Laila Rogestedt. Innovation and New Business are strategic future areas for Södra – in our work with product and process care for the existing


pulp market, but also in the development of new products from wood,” said Idermark. Rogestedt commented: “In a


rapidly changing world with major global challenges – resource supply and climate change to name but a few – it is critical that innovation is high on the agenda of successful companies. Against this background, and with Södra’s key role and clear ambition, I look forward to making a contribution


to this effort.” Rogestedt succeeds Karin Emilsson who, as previously announced, will be leaving Södra. Södra’s Innovation and New Business base is located at Värö in southern Sweden near to its pulp mill.


She is currently responsible for the Borealis Innovation Centre in Stenungsund, and for product and technology development in polyethylene.


Henri Vermeulen takes on ERPC chairmanship


Henri Vermeulen has been appointed chairman of the European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC), taking over from Beatrice Klose of Intergraf. Vermeulen, 49, is vice


president of paper for recycling at the Smurfit Kappa Group and represents CEPI in the EPRC. His ERPC chairmanship is for two years until the end of 2016. The ERPC was set up as


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an industry self-initiative in November 2000 to monitor the progress towards meeting the paper recycling targets set out in the 2000 European Declaration on Paper Recycling. In 2011, the ERPC committed itself to meeting and maintaining both the voluntary recycling target of 70 per cent in the EU-27 plus Switzerland and Norway by 2015 as well as qualitative targets in areas such as


waste prevention, ecodesign, and research and development. “The ERPC has been very successful in carrying out qualitative actions on paper recovery, to improve the quality of paper for recycling in Europe. The challenge is to maintain the current high collection and recycling volumes in Europe, despite changing paper consumption patterns,” said Vermeulen.


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