Italian Dr. Levi, 54, joins Ahlstrom from a leading materials company Styron where he was Senior Vice President and Business President of Emulsion Polymers. Prior to that, he has held various senior management positions at the Dow Chemical Company.

"We are pleased to welcome Marco Levi to Ahlstrom. He has a strong track record in leading global materials technology business. His focus will be on increasing Ahlstrom's shareholder value by improving the profitability of the company and by creating profitable growth in line with Ahlstrom's strategy announced in September 2013", Pertti Korhonen, Ahlstrom's Chairman of the Board, says.