Metsä Board Names Sustainability Specialist

Metsä Board, a European producer of fresh fiber paperboards, has appointed  Nathan Pajka to the new position of Sustainability Specialist for the Americas. Based in the Norwalk CT office, Pajka is working with sales and marketing to help customers with sustainability information, data and education relating to Metsä Board’s lightweight paperboards and, more broadly, how customers can reduce their carbon footprint. He will work in tandem with Metsä Board’s Product Safety and Sustainability team in Finland to offer a range of Sustainability services as well.  Says Johan Holvik, President & VP Sales, Metsä Board Americas: “This new appointment is further strengthening Metsä Board’s leading position in sustainability and the commitment to providing support to our customers in terms of improving product safety, ensuring compliance and reducing the environmental impacts of packaging.” Prior to joining Metsä, Pajka worked for one of the largest healthcare companies in Massachusetts as well as serving as a sustainability ambassador for a major utility in New England. He holds an MBA in Sustainability and Social Change and an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University.