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Vesa Kuismanen

Director, Sourcing Transformation, UPM – The Biofore Company

UPM Sourcing Transformation Lead and Head of Sourcing Transformation PMO since 2019. 30+ years Sourcing and Procurement management experience in several international companies in Europe and Asia, working among others at Nokia, BYD, and Konecranes.

"What drives me in my professional life? – Professional Sourcing and Procurement is critical for successful business in all companies. How do we use understanding of supplier base capability to serve company business strategy creation and implementation? How do we collaborate internally and with other companies, determines are we using full potential of the company capabilities. I get by passion and energy from people around me. I am driven by target oriented and constructive collaboration. It’s great to see our teams growing and developing professionally and what’s practical value of it for our businesses."

Unternehmen

UPM – The Biofore Company

We deliver renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. As the industry leader in responsibility, we are committed to the UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the science-based targets to mitigate climate change. We employ 17,200 people worldwide and our annual sales are approximately EUR 11.7 billion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.