UPM Raflatac promotes Tim Kirchen

Kirchen appointed executive vice president and member of the Group Executive Team.

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

Kirchen is currently senior vice president for Americas at UPM Raflatac. He has been in this role and based in USA since 2018, when he joined UPM. Earlier in his career, he has 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, USA.

He will be based in Helsinki, Finland and starts in his new role on 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,’ commented Massimo Reynaudo.