Metsä Tissue has appointed Michael Lanschützer as Senior Vice President, Greaseproof Papers, effective October 5, 2026.
Lanschützer will report to Metsä Tissue CEO Sari Pajari-Sederholm. He joins the company from Mondi Group, where he most recently served as managing director of Mondi Jülich, a specialty-paper converting plant in Germany serving the release-liner and packaging markets.
He has held general management and commercial leadership roles across the paper and packaging industries.
Metsä Tissue produces tissue products for consumer and professional markets, as well as greaseproof papers for food preparation and packaging.
Its greaseproof-paper business has a combined production capacity of 60,000 tonnes in Finland and Germany and serves customers in more than 80 countries. Its baking, cooking and wrapping papers are sold under customer labels and the company’s SAGA brand.
Metsä Tissue reported sales of EUR 1.1 billion in 2025 and employs approximately 2,400 people. The company is part of Metsä Group, whose parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, is owned by around 90,000 Finnish forest owners.
