D.Sc. (Tech.), Maija Pohjakallio is appointed Metsä Group's VP, Climate and Circular Economy as of 1 August 2021. She reports to Jari Voutilainen, SVP Corporate Affairs.

In her new role, Pohjakallio supports Metsä Group's cooperation with key societal stakeholders and acts as the Group's representative in climate change and circular economy related working groups and forums.

Pohjakallio joins Metsä Group from Sulapac, a developer of new types of fibre packaging materials, from the position of Sustainability Director. Prior to this, Pohjakallio has worked at VTT, the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland and Aalto University, amongst others.