Walter Schalka:  RISI’s Four-time Latin American CEO of the Year, Paper360º September/October

Walter Schalka, CEO of giant pulp and paper producer Suzano, has been named RISI’s Latin American CEO of the Year for the fourth consecutive time. Schalka was cited by several market analysts as a key player in the merger process between Suzano and Fibria, one of the largest deals to take place in the sector this decade.

After the transaction is complete, the new company will be a global leader with 11 mil-lion metric tpy of hardwood pulp capacity. Schalka has been Suzano’s CEO since 2013. Previously, he was CEO of Dixie Toga Group in Brazil and Votorantim Cimentos. Schalka holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) and a graduate degree in Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation of São Paulo (FGV-SP). He also participated in the executive programs at IMD (Switzerland) and Harvard University.

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