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CONSOLIDATED PAPERS
In the Wisconsin Rapids Div., Richard C. Bartosh has been promoted to environmental supervisor, and Bryan D. Schuler has been appointed process engr. In the Research and Development Div., Robert W. Conachen has been promoted to technician. In the Biron Div., Gary A. Glaza has been promoted to electrical supervisor, Ryan C. Kluck has been named No. 25 paper machine start-up process engr., and James S. Czenczek has been assigned to the position of acting quality control supervisor. In the Niagara Div., Donald D. Smith has joined as human resources mgr., and Eric P. DeCremer has been promoted to paper machine shift supervisor. At Inter Lake Papers, Gerald J. Miller has been named technical support specialist–PC. In the Power & Energy Dept., Wayne T. Krolikowski has been promoted to sr. energy engr. In the Converting Div., James W. Kollock has been named project electrical engr. in the maintenance dept. At Lake Superior Paper Industries, Cindy J. Humphrey has been promoted to engineering asst.
WEYERHAEUSER
Charles E. Carpenter  will assume responsibility for the company’s Fine Paper business as v.p. and gen. mgr.–fine paper. He fills the leadership vacancy created by the death of Robert F. Meyer in August.
LONGVIEW FIBRE CO.
Michael E. Haas has been promoted to techinical dir., replacing Richard G. Elliot,  who is retiring after more than 38 years company service.
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.
The company has announced a new global organizational structure that creates three worldwide businesses: Tissue, Personal Care, and Health Care/Nonwovens. Leaders of these teams will be Thomas J. Falk, group pres.–global tissue and paper; Kathi P. Seifert, group pres.–global personal care products; and Robert E. Abernathy, group pres.–global health care/nonwovens.
CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC.
Craig C. Rollins has been promoted to the position of asst. central division mgr. in anticipation of replacing James P. Pearson, who will retire in 1999.
UPM-KYMMENE
Jari Tamminen has been appointed production unit dir. of Jämsänkoski Label Paper Production.
HONEYWELL-MEASUREX
The company has announced that upon the retirement of John Gingerich, pres., Richard Rowe has been promoted to v.p. and gen. mgr. of the company.
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS
The company has named Randy Hempel to lead its new global paper/anatase team.
ECC INTERNATIONAL
Fred Fischer has been appointed dir. of business development–minerals. He has 30 years of experience with the Pulp and Paper industry and has been associated with ECC for over 12 years.
KEMIRA PIGMENTS INC.
George L. Roberts has been named pres. of the company.
BELOIT
Raymond Campbell has been appointed the new chief patent counsel, with responsibility for licensing, technology transfer, research and development agreements. In addition, Lew Shackford has been named v.p. of technology for pulping.
DALLOZ SAFETY
Jason P. Leniski has joined the company as the new v.p. and gen. mgr. of the Americas Marketing Business Unit.
RAPISTAN SYSTEMS
John Gaskin has been appointed to the position of gen. mgr.–Northern Operations.
SYNTHETIC INDUSTRIES
Danny Eggleston has been promoted to gen. mgr.–operations, with responsibility for leading the Integrated Oper-ations Team which has been formed over the course of the last 12 months.
NLK CONSULTANTS INC.
Mike Scott will assume the role and title of v.p. operations of the Montreal office.
DRESSER-RAND
John A. Gegus has been named pres. of MPP Technologies, a venture formed by Dresser-Rand Co. and Kvaerner U.S. Inc.
OSMONICS
Dr. William G. Light has been appointed gen. mgr. of the company’s Vista, California operations, and
 Mike Bolton has been named gen. mgr. of the company’s Milwaukee Operations, formerly the Autotrol Co.
ALFA LAVAL
John McGinn has accepted the position of application engineering mgr., Industrial Pump Div.; Steve Garrett has been named technical service rep.; and
 Lisa Tadwell has accepted the newly created position of materials mgr.
JAAKKO PÖYRY
The company has announced a major expansion of its worldwide consulting practice with the opening of offices in Atlanta, Ga., and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In Atlanta, Steve Williams has joined the firm as exec. v.p., David Null has been named sr. v.p., and Jill Leff will oversee administration and support services. In Montreal, Norman Lord joins as pres.
KEMIRA PIGMENTS INC.
Geroge L. Roberts has been named pres. of the company.
J&L FIBER SERVICES
The company has recently appointed four new district managers to service customers within the U.S. David J. Akin has been appointed district mgr.–upper Midwest, Robert A. Lacey has joined as district mgr.–mid-South, Greg Murray has joined as district mgr.–lower Midwest, and E.W. Sadler has been appointed district mgr.–Southeast.
FIVE STAR PRODUCTS INC.
Donald Tragianese has been promoted to technical dir., epoxy products.
WATERLINK
Jeffrey A. Arnold has been named group business mgr. for the Nordic Water Products Group of Waterlink Separations Div., and Thomas P. Grubb has been named product mgr.
ABB
Charles F. Clark has been appointed pres. of the newly formed ABB Drives & Power Products Group.
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS
Dr. Guillermo Pareja, a v.p. of technology for Fisher-Rosemount Systems, has been appointed to the position of pres. of the OPC foundation.
GOLDMAN PAPER GROUP
After 46 years in the paper business, Goldman Paper Group founding father Joe Pesole has announced his plan to retire. He formed The Paper Group in 1979 with coworker John Dwyer, which subsequently joined forces with G.B. Goldman Paper Co. last year.
VOITH SULZER PAPER TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Dieter Kurth, chairman of the board of management of Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbH, and a member of the board of management of Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH & Co. KG, will retire. His successor will be Dipl.-Ing Thomas Koller.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC
Douglas A. Thom, v.p.–packaging, has elected to retire as of Dec. 31. Thom joined G-P 30 years ago at the San Francisco, Calif., packaging plant, where he began as a supervisor. He was elected v.p.–packaging division in 1985 and v.p.–containerboard manufacturing in 1988. He was renamed v.p.–packaging following the GNN acquisition in 1990.
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS
The following eight individuals have recently retired from Consolidated: Gerald L. Gerzmehle and Donald C. Hansen retired from the Converting Div., Ron Smits retired from Interlake Papers Inc., Chester F. Jakusz retired from the Stevens Point Div., Ronald J. Ebacher and James C. Van Tassel retired from the Biron Div., Thomas E. Ciaciura retired from the Paperboard Products Div., and John F. Sankey retired from the Wisconsin River Div.
SANDWELL ENGINEERING
The company regrets to announce that Herschel Herrin Cabe passed away on October 23, 1998, after a brief battle with cancer. Cabe had 40 years of diverse experience in design, purchasing, installation, sales and service, and operations for many facilities in the pulp and paper industry.
Paper Industry Hall of Fame Inducts New Members
The Paper Industry Hall of Fame (PIHF) honors committee and board of directors announced its 1998 inductees at its fourth annual awards ceremony this past October. Richard E. Olson, chairman and CEO of Champion International Corp., and Corey Cove, administration director-economic development for the Wisconsin department of commerce, were keynote speakers for the Appleton, Wis., event.
Formed in 1992, PIHF honors individuals, living or deceased, who have been instrumental in helping the world’s paper industry flourish. Recognition is based on contributions in the areas of technology, economics, leadership, academics, service, marketing, and product or process development. PIHF also collects and displays artifacts, documents, photographs, and other memorabilia illustrating the industry’s heritage at its Neenah, Wis., location.
Eight inductees were selected for 1998 and honored at the Appleton awards ceremony. These were:
• Joseph E. Atchison, president and owner of Atchison Consultants Inc., Sarasota, Fla.
• Hugh J. Chisholm (deceased), founder of International Paper Co., Portland, Maine, and Oxford Paper Co., Rumford, Maine.
• Brenton S. Halsey (retired), co-founder of James River Corp. and chairman emeritus of Fort James Corp., Richmond, Va.
• George W. Mead, chairman of the board of Consolidated Papers Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
• Frank J. Sensenbrenner (deceased), president and chief executive officer of Kimberly-Clark Corp., Neenah, Wis.
• Roy P. Whitney (retired), vice president of academic affairs and dean for The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis.
• Robert C. Williams (retired), co-founder of James River Corp. and chairman emeritus Fort James Corp., Richmond, Va.
• Peter E. Wrist (retired), president and chief executive officer of the Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, Point-Claire, Que.
To nominate a candidate, an official nomination form must be obtained from PIHF and filled out with the appropriate information. Candidates may be nominated at any time during the year, and inductees selected throughout the year are honored at the annual induction ceremony. For more information regarding nominations, write to The Paper Industry Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 366, Neenah, Wis., 54957-0336, or call the PIHF at (920) 722-7224.
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