Essity Announces Jessica Alm as Chief Communication Officer

Feb. 22, 2023 - Essity announced that Jessica Alm will join Essity's Executive Management Team in the role of Chief Communication Officer. She succeeds Joséphine Edwall Björklund, who has taken on a new position at Essity as Senior Advisor and is no longer part of the Executive Management Team.

Alm joins Essity from Sandvik, a Swedish multinational engineering company, where she served in various roles for 17 years, the past ten of which as Head of Group Communications and as a member of Group Executive Management.

Alm has broad experience of working with brand development, strategic communication and sustainability.

"I am delighted to welcome Jessica Alm to Essity. With her solid expertise and experience, Jessica is the right person to lead and further develop the Group's external and internal communication," said Magnus Groth, President and CEO of Essity.

Alm will assume her position at Essity no later than August 2023.

Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Essity is a global producer of consumer tissue, professional and personal hygiene and health products.

SOURCE: Essity