Stora Enso's Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors shall have eight members. The Nomination Committee proposes also that of the current members, Gunnar Brock, Birgitta Kantola, Juha Rantanen, Hans Stråberg, Matti Vuoria and Marcus Wallenberg be re-elected, and that Carla Grasso and Mikael Mäkinen be elected new members of the Board. Claes Dahlbäck, Dominique Hériard Dubreuil and Ilkka Niemi were not seeking re-election.“Stora Enso is becoming a stronger company after decisive proactive efforts in the last few years to tackle raw material pricing and availability challenges, dramatic drop in paper demand, structural problems and a global recession,” says Gunnar Brock.Brock is Swedish citizen and has extensive international experience from top management positions in large corporations. He has been CEO of Tetra Pak, Alfa Laval, Thule International and, most recently, Atlas Copco. Brock is Chairman of the Board of Mölnlycke Healthcare AB and Member of the Board of Teknikföretagen, Investor AB and SOS-Children's Villages, Sweden, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).Carla Grasso, Brazilian citizen, is Executive Director of HR and Corporate Services of the mining company Vale SA. She holds a Master's degree in Economic Policy from the University of Brasilia in Brazil. Mikael Mäkinen, Finnish citizen, is CEO of Cargotec Oyj.Stora Enso’s Annual General Meeting will take place on 31 March.