Mr. Sarantola is a Principal at AFRY Management Consulting, holding an M.Sc. (Tech.) in Pulping Technology from Aalto University, Finland. He has close to 15 years of experience in management consulting for the pulp, textile fibre and broader bio-based industries, and currently leads AFRY's strategic offering in man-made cellulosic fibres. 

He has led and participated in significant strategic, technical and market intelligence studies for global pulp, textile fibre and biomaterials players, advising producers, technology developers and investors on some of AFRY's most demanding assignments in the sector. 

During his career he has been involved in a wide variety of assignments including pulp mill pre-feasibility and conversion studies, technical and commercial due diligence, cost competitiveness and market assessments, entry strategies into textile fibre value chains, and operational excellence diagnostics and implementation programmes.