July 1, 2021

Mikael Hannus appointed as the new Chair of FTP Board of Directors

Mr Mikael Hannus, Senior Vice-President of Group Innovation, Research and Development at Stora Enso has been elected new Chairperson of FTP Board of Directors. Mikael Hannus is responsible for technology and investments within Stora Enso. That includes developing new biomaterials and chemicals. With a long experience in a variety of technology areas related to biomass […]

Lena Ek steps down as Chair of FTP Board of Directors

Former Swedish Minister of Environment and current Chairperson of the Board of Södra Skogsägarna, Lena Ek has been the Chair of FTP Board of Directors since 2016. She is now stepping down and passing on the torch to Mikael Hannus, from Stora Enso. “It has been a fantastic time to be chairing FTP Board. Many […]

September 14, 2017

Lena Ek is the new Chairperson of FTP Board

Chair of the Board of Södra and former Swedish Minister of Environment, she is the new Chairperson of FTP Board. Lena Ek, Chairperson of the Board of the Södra Skogsägarna and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP), is named the new Chair of the Board of the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP). She replaces […]

European Spallation Source raising the profile of the EU research infrastructure

The special envoy of the Swedish government and Chairperson of the FTP Board, Lena Ek, presented the European Spallation Source (ESS) to representatives of the Member States and from the European Commission during a breakfast briefing session at the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union in Brussels on 28 March 2017.  The ambitious […]