Mr Portin is currently a senior consultant for forest policy and forest certification with forest consultancy company Indufor. His previous positions include the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, where he was a director for forest and environment, and head of international forest issues at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Mr Portin served on the Finnish Forest Association’s board from 2006-2010.
The current executive director, Juhani Karvonen, will retire on September 1.
