Aki Temmes has been appointed Executive Vice President responsible for UPM Fibres Business Area as of 1 December 2023. He will report to Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO and be based in Helsinki, Finland.
Aki Temmes is currently Senior Vice President, Business Control and FinanceOperations.Prior to that he was responsible for UPM’s Timber business and UPM Fibres Business Area Business Control. He joined UPM in 2003 and has held multiple roles in number of business finance positions in Finland and France.
Aki Temmes’s predecessor Bernd Eikens has been appointed Group CEO of the German shipbuilding company Meyer Group. Bernd Eikens will continue with his duties in UPM until end of November.