Tim Kirchen has been appointed executive vice president, UPM Raflatac. He will be a member of UPM’s Group Executive Team and report to Massimo Reynaudo, president and CEO.

Kirchen, born 1980, is currently senior vice president, Americas region, at UPM Raflatac. He has been in this role and based in the USA since 2018, when he joined UPM. Earlier in his career, he held several senior positions at SIG Combibloc Group.

Kirchen is a German and US citizen, and he holds a Diploma in Business Administration from University of Applied Science in Trier, Germany, and an MBA from Midwestern State University in the USA. He will be based in Helsinki, Finland, and starts in his new role August 1, 2024.

“I’m delighted to welcome Tim to his new role and to the Group Executive Team. He has a growth mindset and especially I value his change leadership capabilities. These have enabled the successful transformation of UPM Raflatac Americas business under his leadership,” Reynaudo.