Maria Hollander succeeds Mats Williams as CEO of The Paper Province. Maria, who has held management positions within Tieto
and own businesses, will assume the position on August 15.

“I’m excited to lead an organization that means so much to the pulp and paper industry. I hope to contribute to The Paper Province
continuing being a positive force for development and growth amongst our member companies," says Maria Hollander.

Between 1995 and 2010 Maria worked at Ericsson and Tieto, including ten years as Head of Department. She has also run a couple of own businesses.

“Maria is a talented leader with high social ability and strong regional commitment. Her personal experience running small business is an advantage as
there is great potential among our small and medium-sized member companies. Therefore, we are very pleased to welcome Maria to the Paper Province”
says Per Bjurbom, president of The Paper Province.

World-class cluster
The Paper Province was initiated in 1999 and is a cluster organisation for the pulp and paper industry in the Swedish region of Värmland and surrounding areas.

The cluster organisation is owned and managed by some 90 member companies active in more than 100 countries. The Paper Province supports the development  of innovative forms of collaboration that improve competitive strength and increase growth within the pulp and paper industry.

The Paper Province is home to major machinery and process system suppliers such as Metso, Andritz, GL&V, Voith and BTG, as well as technology and IT consultants  such as ÅF, Pöyry, Citec, Sogeti and Tieto. There are also paper mills and packaging production units operated by Stora Enso, Billerud, Rottneros, Nordic Paper, Tetra Pak and Mondi, alongside an extensive network of suppliers and contractors.

Recently the European Cluster Observatory, monitoring European cluster on behalf of the European Commission, identified The Paper Province as a world-class cluster.