Lars Mallasch

Lars has extensive experience in the pulp and paper industry, having worked in the industry for 25 years.

Lars began his career with a paper making apprenticeship and then studied paper technology in Munich. He joined Voith, the global technology company, in 1997 as Commissioning Engineer for Capital Projects. Lars subsequently held a variety of management roles in Voith Paper’s board and packaging division, gaining a wide range of experience and working internationally in a number of different countries.

After 14 years with Voith, Lars joined Mondi in 2011 as Group Head of Capital Expenditure, a role he held for six years. Alongside this, he held the role of Technical Director Containerboard between 2012 and 2014 and Technical Director Packaging Paper from 2014 until 2018. He also held the role of Operations Director at Mondi’s Štětí mill between 2017 and 2019.

In 2019, Lars was appointed as Mondi’s Corrugated Packaging Technology and Capex Director and alongside this, was appointed as Director of Containerboard Operations at Mondi’s Syktyvkar and Richards Bay mills in February 2020.

Lars was appointed to his current role, and as a member of the Executive Committee, in September 2020.