Turpeinen joins Mondi with thirty years of professional experience in international business. He has extensive knowledge of the packaging and paper sector and studied at both the Finnish Institute of Business Management and the St. Petersburg/Helsinki Technical University. His previous employers include StoraEnso, Alcatel and Saint-Gobain Europe East. Turpeinen is fluent in Russian, English and Finnish and will be relocating to Syktyvkar, Russia, as part of this role.

“I am delighted that Jorma Turpeinen is joining us and taking on this important leadership position in Mondi. His wealth of experience will allow us to further develop our interests in Russia and grow our business in a sustainable way,” says Peter Oswald, CEO, Mondi Europe & International.