Wednesday, July 19, 2017 11:15 am

SWEDEN -- BillerudKorsnäs President and CEO Per Lindberg has announced his decision to leave the company to become the President and CEO of Epiroc. He will continue in his position during his notice period until the beginning of 2018. The Board will immediately start the process of recruiting a new President and CEO.

"Per Lindberg has during several years very successfully contributed to the development of Billerud and later BillerudKorsnäs. The company has under Per's leadership more than tripled the turnover and has fivefolded its market capitalization, and now has a world-leading position in its segments for innovative, sustainable packaging materials and solutions," says Lennart Holm, Chairman of the Board at BillerudKorsnäs.

Per Lindberg has been President and CEO of Billerud and later BillerudKorsnäs since 2005.

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