Jarkko Taskinen

Jarkko Taskinen has extensive experience in the timber and forestry industry, currently serving as Manager of Strategy Development at UPM - The Biofore Company since March 1999, focusing on UPM Fibres Strategy and Business Development with an emphasis on Timber. Taskinen has held various roles at UPM Timber, including Manager of Business Intelligence, Sales & Product Manager, Area Manager for the Far East, Scandinavia, UK, and Ireland, Sales Manager, and Export Manager, demonstrating a strong background in sales management and market intelligence. Prior to UPM, Taskinen gained experience as a Traffic Coordination Trainee at Metsä-Serla Service NV, Project Manager at North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Research Assistant at the European Forest Institute, and served in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon. Educational qualifications include an M.Sc. in Business Administration from Tampere University of Applied Sciences and both a B.Sc. in Wood Products Marketing from Joensuu University of Applied Sciences and a B.Sc. in International Marketing from Tornio Institute of Business and IT.