Metsä Board Corporation announced that Jussi Noponen has been appointed CFO and member of the Executive Management Team of the company effective as of 1 January 2017 at the latest. Noponen currently serves as Senior Vice President, Group Finance of Metsä Group. He has worked within Metsä Group in various financial expert and management positions since 2000, during 2003–2008 in Metsä Board.

In his new position, Noponen will report to the CEO Mika Joukio. Markus Holm, Metsä Board's current CFO, will leave the company to assume the position of CFO and COO of Sanoma Corporation.