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Lars Häggström appointed as new Head of Group HR and member of Stora Enso Group Executive Team

Friday 13. August 2010 - Stora Enso has appointed Lars Häggström (42) as new Head of Group Human Resources and member of the Group Executive Team. He is currently Head of Group HR at Nordea Bank AB.

Prior to his appointment at Nordea in 2008, Lars Häggström worked in number of
managerial HR positions in Gambro AB, AstraZeneca and Telia. From 1995 to 2002
he worked for one of the world’s leading medical companies, Eli Lilly & Co., in
several HR positions including Director of Human Resources in Latin America.

Lars Häggström has a B.Sc. in HR Development and Labour Relations from the
University of Linköping and has specialised in Personnel Management and
Educational Planning at the University of Uppsala.

“I am very happy to see Lars Häggström joining our team and taking over the
Group HR function. His international background, strategic orientation and
hands-on experience in leading change processes is a perfect fit for Stora Enso
in its current phase,” says CEO Jouko Karvinen.

“Stora Enso provides an exciting global challenge and its strong drive for
change has become very evident to me already. I am very much looking forward to
sharing the Group’s passion for people, planet and profit,” says Lars Häggström.

Lars Häggström will join Stora Enso on 1 October 2010 and report to CEO Jouko
Karvinen.