The FTP Board of Directors is the highest decision-making body of FTP and is responsible for approving and assessing the organization’s strategic direction, including its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.
FTP’s Founding Confederations have permanent seats on the FTP Board. They speak on behalf of the different value chains:
- Pulp and paper (Confederation of European Paper Industries – CEPI)
- Woodworking industries (European Confederation of Woodworking Industries – CEI-Bois)
- Forest owners (Confederation of European Forest Owners – CEPF)
- State forests (European State Forest Association – EUSTAFOR)
The other seats are distributed as follows:
- The Chair of the FTP Advisory Committee (FTP AC)
- One representative of the National Support Groups (NSGs)
- Up to 4 further seats may be occupied by the Full Members
Members
Katariina Kemppainen, Metsä Group
Chair of the FTP Board
Katariina Kemppainen is Senior Vice-President, Group R&D at Metsä Group.
Fanny-Pomme Langue
Secretary General, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPF)
Piotr Borkowski
Executive Director, European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR)
Jori Ringman
Director General, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Silvia Melegari
Secretary General, European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois)
Jenny Müller-Wahlman
Chairperson, FTP Advisory Committee
Director Innovation and R&D Paper, Stora Enso
Reporting to the Board is Johan Elvnert, Secretary General, FTP
