Mr Petri Boman has been appointed Executive Vice President, Procurement and Logistics, and member the management board at Kemira Oyj. He will start in his new position on January 1, 2007. His responsibilities will include the strategic planning and leadership of the group's procurement and logistics. Petri Boman will report to the Kemira Group's CEO Lasse Kurkilahti.
Petri Boman has been working for Kemira's subsidiary Tikkurila Oy as Vice President responsible for the paint company's procurement, production and logistics functions.
For further information please contact:
Kemira Oyj
Lasse Kurkilahti, CEO
Tel. +358 (0)10 8611
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications
Tel. +358 (0)10 862 1700
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Kemira is a chemicals group that is made up of four business areas: pulp and paper chemicals, water treatment chemicals, performance chemicals and paints. Kemira is a global group of leading chemical businesses with unique competitive position and a high degree of mutual synergy.
In 2005, Kemira recorded net sales of around EUR 2 billion and had a payroll of 8,000 employees. Kemira operates on all continents, in 40 countries.