Mikael Forslund is now head of the fiberline division of the Andritz Group's pulp and paper business. Forslund has a degree in chemical engineering with focus on pulp and paper and over 20 years management experience with suppliers to the international pulping industry. He joined Andritz in 2006 as president of Andritz AB and Andritz Fiber Drying AB. He also served as manager for the thermal pulp drying business. From 1997 to 2006, Forslund was vice-president of the service and dewatering division of Kvaerner Pulping AS in Norway (today Voith) and was vice-president for the recausticizing business for Kvaerner Pulping AB in Sweden (today Metso). From 1984 to 1997, he worked for Sunds Defibrator AB in mechanical and chemical pulping technology.

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