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NEWS OF PEOPLE
PAPER INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME
TO INDUCT SEVEN NEW MEMBERS
The Paper Industry Hall of Fame (PIHF) honors committee and board of directors have announced that seven inductees will be recognized at the third annual awards ceremony on Thurs., Oct. 2, 1997, at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, Wis. George P. Mueller, PIHF chairman, will serve as master of ceremonies for the event, and John A. Luke, Jr., chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Westvaco Corp., New York, N.Y., will be the keynote speaker.
PIHF honors individuals, living or deceased, who have been instrumental in helping the world's paper industry grow. Recognition is based on contributions in the areas of technology, economics, leadership, academics, service, marketing, and research and development.
The 1997 roster of inductees includes the following representatives from Korea, Finland, and the United States:
William E. Buchanan (deceased), former chairman of the board, Albany International Corp. Buchanan successfully transformed Appleton Wire Works from a small regional supplier of fourdrinier wires in the 1920s to a large, successful manufacturer of forming fabrics. Subsequently, Appleton Wire Works and Albany Felt Co. merged to become Albany International.
Edgar Justus (deceased), founder of Beloit Corp. Justus is recognized for his significant contributions to the technological advancements in paper machine design and performance that have resulted in simpler, energy-saving equipment that can be operated at higher speeds with improved sheet quality. His efforts have produced innovations in headboxes, forming, pressing, drying, calendering, winding, coating, drives, controls, and systems for application to new and existing paper and board machines. Prior to his retirement in 1984, Justus directed Beloit Corp.'s worldwide research and development programs in pulp, stock, and papermaking technology.
Dr. Milos Krofta, founder of Krofta Engineering Corp., Krofta Waters, Inc., and eight other Krofta corporations worldwide. Krofta was an early and ardent proponent of recycling water in paper mills. Fiber efficiency and water use significantly changed when mills began applying his flotation saveall in 1947. Beginning in the 1960s, his clarifying units were used in the first "zero discharge" paper mills.
Jong Dae Lee, former president and chief executive officer, YuHan-Kimberly Ltd., Korea. Lee joined YuHan Corp. in 1967 and is credited with the resulting formation of the joint venture YuHan-Kimberly, Ltd. Under his leadership, the company has become the largest tissue and personal care company in Korea, with sales in excess of $400 million. Lee personally designed and supervised the building of YuHan-Kimberly's first paper machine winder from material salvaged in the aftermath of the Korean War. He built and marketed smaller-scale and lower-cost tissue machines that are based on Kimberly-Clark crescent former technology, and which are for sale in third world developing countries.
Dr. Philip Nethercut, former executive director of the Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). Nethercut served as the executive director of TAPPI from 1957 until his retirement in 1986. Under his leadership, TAPPI's membership expanded threefold, programs and services grew, and the organization became a leader in education and information exchange for the global pulp and paper industry.
Dr. Niilo Ryti, associate professor of paper technology at Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. As a professor, Ryti has been instrumental in producing qualified paper engineers, thus contributing significantly to the development of the paper industry. Through research, he developed pulp characterization methods, the first mill-scale integrated groundwood mill control system, and methods for analyzing the stability of paper machines. In addition, pioneering work on the application of radioactive tracing techniques for analyzing the performance of refiners and pulp tanks was performed under his leadership.
Dr. Lawrence Sanford, associate director of research and development, Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. Sanford revolutionized the way low-density paper is made by developing the "blow-through-drying" process, which was commercialized in the 1970s and changed the platform of competition for tissue and towel consumer products by providing softness and absorbency in Procter & Gamble's Charmin and Bounty brands. Through his efforts, Procter & Gamble's leadership in the tissue business was solidified, and the process accounted for over $2 billion in annual sales.
Nomination forms for 1998 are now available from The Paper Industry Hall of Fame. Candidates may be nominated at any time during the year for consideration by the honors committee of the PIHF board of directors. For more information, write to The Paper Industry Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 336, Neenah, Wis., 54957-0336, or call (414) 722-7224.
PAPER COMPANIES
UNION CAMP CORP.
The company has named A. William Hamill exec. v.p. and CFO. He succeeds James M. Reed who will continue as vice chairman until he retires at the end of the year. Also, Union Camp's Fine Paper Div. has created a new consumer products group called Retail Papers. Fine Paper Div. mgrs. Jack Plomgren, Jim McCulley, and Blair Hurt will lead the operation.
IP FOREST RESOURCES CO.
The company has recently elected George A. O'Brien pres., and former International Paper Co. chairman and CEO John A. Georges to its board of directors.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.
Peter I. Bijur has been elected to its board of directors. Bijur is chairman and CEO of Texaco Inc.
THE WESTON PAPER AND MANUFACTURING CO.
The company has named Dwight McKay secy. and treas.
AVENOR INC.
The company has appointed former Quebecor Inc. CFO, François Roy, exec. v.p. and CFO, effective Aug. 11.
CHESAPEAKE CORP.
The company has elected Thomas H. Johnson pres. and CEO and a dir. of the company effective Aug. 1., succeeding J. Carter Fox, who will retire from the positions of pres. and CEO but will continue to serve as chairman.
REXHAM
The company has recently appointed Alain Gomez and David Tucker nonexec. dirs. Also, Yves Dominioni, Rob Gluskin, and Bob Hamilton have been named exec. dirs.
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL
Thomas M. Gannon has been appointed sr. v.p. and CFO of the private paperboard and machinery based packaging systems company.
SCA GRAPHIC PAPER GMBH
The company has named Ragnar Santesson managing dir. Eva Färnstrand has been named v.p. of SCA Graphic Sundsvall AB and head of SCA Graphic Paper's newsprint business area.
ASIA PACIFIC RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. (APRIL)
Per Haugen has been appointed a dir. He also becomes managing dir. of APRIL's paper operations at Changshu, in China. Roland Mazery will succeed Haugen as managing dir. of Indorayon. Also, Brett G. Hutton was named CFO of the company.
CONVERTER
INTERNATIONAL ENVELOPE CO.
A subsidiary of American Business Products Inc., International Envelope Co. has appointed Joseph L. Compitello pres. He succeeds Neil Ludvigson, who is retiring.
SUPPLIERS
RAYTHEON ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS
Donald A. Gaddy has been appointed v.p., Health & Safety, working with all units of the company worldwide.
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES
Cheryl Lamb has been promoted to the position of mgr., Knowledge Resource Center. Prior to joining the company, she was mgr. of the Technical Information Center at James River Corp. Tim Meek has recently been promoted to dept. mgr., knowledge transfer.
GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
Dennis L. Holland recently joined the company as group pres. for Paper Chemicals and Aluminum Products.
McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL INC.
The company announced that Roger E. Tetrault has been elected to the company's board of dirs. He succeeds James L. Dutt, who retired.
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP. (SDRC)
William J. Weyand, previously exec. v.p. of Measurex Corp., has accepted the position of pres. and CEO of SDRC, effective June 23.
BW/IP INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Renée J. Hornbaker has been elected v.p., finance and CFO. She succeeds Eugine P. Cross, who has retired.
BELOIT CORP.
The company has named Peter Carr managing dir., Beloit U.K. Carr will also serve on the board of dirs. for Beloit U.K.
PRESONA INC.
The company has named Michael W. Lockman pres. Prior to joining Presona, Lockman was with WMX Technologies and before that with Rust Inc.
MINERGY
James G. Fitzpatrick has been named plant mgr. for the Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant, a paper sludge recycling plant that is under construction in Neenah, Wis.
THE NASH ENGINEERING CO.
Douglas F. Sweet has been promoted to regional sales dir. of North America-Nash Pulp & Paper, Clearwater, Fla., responsible for direct paper mill sales in North America.
OSMONICS
Kenton C. Toomey has been appointed to the position of v.p. of operations.
MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.
The company announced that pres. and CEO of Millennium Chemicals Robert E. Lee has been named pres. and CEO of its Millennium Inorganic subsidiary. He replaces Donald V. Borst, who is retiring.
PRAXAIR INC.
The company has recently named Stewart K. Mehlman dir., ozone worldwide. Previously, he was onsite marketing mgr., pulp and paper.
WACKER SILICONES CORP.
Craig A. Rogerson has recently been named pres. and CEO. Rogerson recently served as v.p. and gen. mgr. of the Hercules Fibers Div.
RETIREMENT
KETCHIKAN PULP CO.
The company's pres. Ralph Lewis retired after more than 30 years with the company. Controller Richard Leary succeeds him.
OBITUARIES
Stuart Waddell, a retired exec. with B.C. Forest Products Ltd., died May 22 at the age of 71.
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