UPM Appoints Harald Dialer as Executive Vice President, Technology and UPM Biorefining

Sept. 24, 2024 - UPM has appointed Harald Dialer as Executive Vice President, Technology and UPM Biorefining, effective Jan. 1, 2025. He will be a member of UPM's Group Executive Team and report to Massimo Reynaudo, President and CEO.

Dialer succeeds Winfried Schaur, who has expressed his intent to leave the company for private reasons.

Dialer joins UPM from HCS Group where he has held the position of Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer since 2020. He has a Ph.D. in chemistry and extensive experience spanning over 25 years in specialty chemicals and renewables technologies at BASF, Süd-Chemie, Scientific Design Co. and Clariant, where he has held both business management and corporate roles.

Dialer is a German and Austrian citizen, and will be based in Augsburg, Germany.

"I warmly welcome Harald to UPM and the Group Executive Team. His background in chemistry and solid track record in business development and generating profitable growth in specialty chemicals and renewables fits our growth strategy well, as we enter the biochemicals market with the start-up of our Leuna biorefinery," Reynaudo stated.

Reynaudo added, "On behalf of the entire company and the Group Executive Team, I want to thank Winfried for his outstanding contribution to UPM. His career of 23 years at UPM perfectly reflects the transformation of the company. He was instrumental in maintaining our strong position and profitability in the graphic paper business, and for the past few years he has shaped our biorefining business and technology function towards the future."

Schaur will continue in his current position until the end of 2024.

UPM delivers renewable and responsible solutions and innovates for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood.

SOURCE: UPM