As part of the reorganisation of the SCA Group, Ulf Larsson has been appointed as president of SCA Forest Products. He was previously president of SCA Timber.

He succeeds Kenneth Eriksson, who had headed SCA Forest Products since 2000 and has now moved to SCA’s corporate management. As chief operating officer, Mr Eriksson will lead the strategic development of SCA’s forest industry and packaging businesses.

Mr Larsson joined SCA in 1992, initially working in the forestry business as transport manager, wood procurement manager and forest district manager. In 1998 he was appointed manager of the Munksund sawmill and later became president of Scaninge Timber, which was jointly owned by SCA and Graninge. When SCA acquired all of Scaninge Timber in 2003, Mr Larsson was appointed president of SCA Timber.