Mats Williams has worked as CEO of The Paper Province since 2000. The Paper Province was initiated in 1999 and is a cluster organization for the pulp and paper industry in the Swedish region of Värmland and surrounding areas. The cluster organization is owned and managed by some 90 member companies active in more than 100 countries.The Paper Province supports the development of innovative forms of collaboration that improve competitive strength and increase growth within the pulp and paper industry. Today the European Cluster Observatory, monitoring European clusters on behalf of the European Commission, ranks The Paper Province as a world-class cluster."We shall be proud to have fostered a world-class cluster leader.

Congratulations to the Stockholm School of Economics and those who will

benefit from Mats Williams' knowledge, experience and skills in the

future," says Per Bjurbom, Production Director at Billerud and Chairman

of The Paper Province."It's been a fantastic journey. I am extremely proud of what I have done together with colleagues, member companies and various business partners. We have shown that it is possible to develop a mature industry and that collaboration leads to development and results," says Mats Williams.Efforts to find a new CEO for The Paper Province will begin shortly.