Panellist: Industry Leadership Panel: How the pulp & paper industry has responded to the pandemic

Jon Ryder
CEO, Fibre Value Solutions, New Zealand 

Jon Ryder is currently the Chief Executive Officer Oji Fibre Solutions he has direct responsibility for all activities of the Pulp, Paper and Packaging Businesses in both New Zealand and Australia: Health Safety and Environment, EBIT, manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing and strategic development.

Jon has gained over 30 years of experience in the Forestry, Pulp, Paper and packaging business. Jon’s interest in the industry started with his Biochemistry degree from Manchester University and then a PhD from UMIST in Pulp and Paper Manufacturing. His career has spanned International boundaries starting in the UK in Technical and production management of fine coated papers mills, then in NZ with Packaging Paper Manufacturing at Kinleith and then Pulp mill management experience at Tasman.

Jon worked for Australia Paper (Nippon Paper) in general management looking after multiple manufacturing facilities with sales and marketing responsibilities. He moved back to New Zealand in 2012 to take up the challenge of being CEO of the Trans-Tasman Pulp, Paper and Packaging Business now owned by Oji Group Holdings.

Oji Fibre Solutions
Oji Fibre Solutions provide world-class pulp, paper and Packaging brands and seek to continually set new standards in product and service innovation. OjiFS produce a range of kraft market pulps for use in the manufacture of various papers, boards and speciality products together with containerboard for conversion into corrugated cases and paper bags.
OjiFS are a leading supplier to the New Zealand, Australian and Asian markets and is committed to managing their business sustainably to protect the social, economic and environmental future of the communities they operate in.