– CANADA, Vancouver – Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) today announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Bueno as CEO and President, effective May 1, 2022, to succeed David Gandossi, who will retire from the Company.
Juan Carlos will also be nominated for election to the Board of Directors.
About Juan Carlos Bueno
Juan Carlos Bueno has extensive global industrial and product experience and a proven track record of achieving commercial and operational excellence over a 30-year career. He most recently served from 2018 to the present date as the Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Global Energy which produces novel green energy generation devices. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2017, Mr. Bueno was EVP and Divisional CEO, Biomaterials, for Stora Enso, a manufacturer of pulp, paper and other forest products. At Stora Enso he designed and led their new biomaterials division, growing sales and profitability. The business included six manufacturing sites and a team of approximately 2,000 employees. Mr. Bueno created a vision and strategy to expand into new sectors such as lignin and hemicellulose. He also has broad experience in investor relations, board interaction and other key CEO functions. Prior to that, Mr. Bueno served in executive positions including VP, Crop Protection, President Agar Cross, Commercial Manager, Global Financial Analyst and Business Consultant with EI DuPont de Nemours & Company in Brazil, UK, Argentina, Colombia and USA. EI DuPont de Nemours & Company merged with the Dow Chemical Company to create DowDuPont.
Mr. Bueno said: “I am honored to join Mercer and look forward to working with its talented employees to continue building value and driving growth for all stakeholders. I believe Mercer is very well positioned with its world-class assets, strong product portfolio mix, and talented and dedicated team to succeed going forward. I look forward to joining and leading Mercer to a bright future.”
Mr. Bueno holds, among other things, a BSc., Industrial Engineering degree and a graduate degree in Negotiation & International Relations.
About Mercer International Inc.
Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany, USA and Canada with consolidated annual production capacity of 2.3 million tonnes of pulp, 550 million board feet of lumber and 140 thousand cubic meters of cross-laminated timber.
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