Under Magnus Hall's leadership, the operations of FTP evolved from being a simple initiative to becoming a limited company under Belgium law. Magnus Hall played a key part in enhancing the interest and participation of forest-based companies in the work of FTP.Michal Jarczynski, CEO of Arctic Paper, succeeds Magnus Hall in the position of FTP Chairman. He has formally taken over the responsibilities and has expressed his enthusiasm in developing and enhancing FTP further.The Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) has defined and is currently implementing a research and development roadmap for the European forestbasedsector. The platform is supported in its endeavours by a wide range of stakeholders. The FTP is an industry-driven platform for collaboration in a sector, which makes crucial contributions to the sustainable development and competitiveness of Europe.