CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC.

Harvey Henke has been named cost analyst II in the controller’s dept. In the Kraft Div., Chetek Brundidge has been promoted to stores supervisor. Betty Lou Ahles has been named stores inventory coordinator in the purchasing dept. Jon Strandberg has been promoted to water quality specialist. In the Stevens Point Div., Larry Reeve has been promoted to sr. account mgr., flexible packaging paper. In the Inter Lake Papers Div., Scott Peplinski has been promoted to paper machine supervisor, No. 95.

SMURFIT-MBI

Luis Martinez has been appointed pres. and CEO for the Mississauga, Ont.-based company.

POTLATCH CORP.

Gerald L. Zuehlke has been appointed v.p., finance and CFO. Zuehlke has been the company’s treasurer since 1994.

PORT TOWNSEND PAPER

Joel Hodgson has been named market development mgr. Hodgson’s responsibilities include implementing marketing plans for the Pulp, Paper, and Converted Products divs. of the company.

THE NEWARK GROUP

Dick de Haas has been named v.p. of Graphic Board Operations. De Haas will be the Fitchburg project mgr. Dana Pelletier will be the mill’s GM.

P.H. GLATFELTER CO.

The company has announced organizational changes in its sr. management structure. Robert P. Newcomer, currently exec. v.p. and CFO, will relinquish his role as CFO in order to assume principle leadership of the company’s strategic initiatives. Other key organizational changes announced include: Larry W. Nelson, from asst. GM, Ecusta Div., to COO; C. Matthew Smith, from v.p., finance, to CFO; and Robert S. Wood, from v.p., administration, to chief strategy officer.

STORA ENSO

Kai Korhonen will become responsible for the company’s North American operations. The position will become effective as soon as the acquisition of Consolidated Papers is realized.

PLAINWELL TISSUE

Morris Paine has been promoted to sales mgr. for the Commercial and Industrial Business Unit.

MOORE

NOBLE

FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

Fred A. Fitch has been appointed dir. of sales and marketing for the company’s Industrial Controls and Power Transmission Equipment Divs.

HILL-ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS INC.

Jefrey Noble has been named pres. of the company, succeeding Lyndal Winslow, pres. Since 1980, who will remain with the company as an active consultant. Vincent Magnano and Paul Marshall have been named div. mgrs. of Operations and Architectural Services, respectively.

SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES

Paul Knox has been appointed v.p. and GM of Speedline Accel. Knox will oversee Accel’s manufacturing, research and development, engineering, and marketing operations.

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES

Alain Roose has been appointed mgr. of European logistics and customer service. Roose will be responsible for the management and coordination of all aspects of customer service, distribution, and logistics for European operations. Roose will be based in the Ghent, Belgium, office.

HARRIS WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP

J. Richard Mitchell has been hired as reg. sales mgr. for the company’s non-ferrous div.

BUCKMAN LABORATORIES

Albert Moore is the 1999 winner of the Thomas J. Sheerin Jr. Award, a PIMA award that is given to an affiliate member of PIMA who has performed outstanding service to the community and/or the industry. Robert Roup has been promoted to dir. of marketing. Robert Turnbull has been appointed product mgr., Papermaking Technologies. Janice B. Butler has accepted the position of mgr. of business operations of the company’s Bulab Learning Center. Gregg R. Levitt has been promoted to corporate accounts mgr. Miguel A. Massey has been promoted to international business dir., Southern Cone, the area that includes: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Horacio M. Gonzales has been appointed to business mgr., Argentina and Leather sales in Uruguay. Mario Montano has been promoted to business mgr., Argentina. Paulo S. Beltrao has been appointed business coordinator for Bolivia and Paraguay. Carlos Krenz has been named area mgr. for areas of Argentina.

SPOONER INDUSTRIES

Preston M. Henderson has been appointed sAles mgr. for the North American office of the manufacturer of drying and auxiliary equipment.

MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS

Wendy Johnson has been named dir. of manufacturing accountS and reporting. In this new position, Johnson will be responsible for improving cost control worldwide for the company, as well as for the global standarization of manufacturing accounting.

MAGNETIC POWER SYSTEMS

Jeff Hutchings has been promoted to v.p. and GM of worldwide operations.

REPUBLIC GROUP

James A. Nelson has been promoted to v.p., engineering from his former position as director, engineering.

GIW INDUSTRIES

Hari Sinha has been named v.p./dir. of marketing and strategic planning of the slurry pump manufacturer.

J.J. PLANK/SPENCER-JOHNSTON CORP.

Tom Lauterbach has recently joined the company as pres. Lauterbach will replace David Plank, who has been named COO. Mark Guckenberger has been named to the newly created position of dir., new products and in-mill services.

GPC EQUIPMENT CO.

Bob Stover has been promoted to GM of the wholly owned subsidiary of Grain Processing Corp.

DOUBLE E

Reimund Brettschneider has been named v.p., international sales and marketing of the web handling equipment design and manufacturing company. Randy Lorenz has been named OEM sales mgr.

DRESSER INSTRUMENT

Scott Kluender has been named dir., global performance improvements. Kluender was most recently corp. dir. of the company’s Manufacturing Excellence Group. Steve Culmone has been named v.p. of American Operations. In this new position, Culmone will oversee both the Stratford, Conn., and Berea, Ky., operations. Jim Cummings has been named v.p. of the Advanced Products Group

ECLIPSE

Craig Graham has been appointed v.p. of operations.

TAPPI

Gerald J. Lucidi, GM of Marsden Inc., has accepted the position of first vice chair/programs for the Delaware Valley Local Section.

INVESTMENT RECOVERY ASSOCIATION

Newly accredited members and the companies they represent are: Ann Begich, 3M; Rich Hokanson, 3M; Perry Lentine, Commonwealth Edison Co.; Frank Wieber, Consumers Energy Co.; and William Yerkey, William Yerkey Consultants LLC.

COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY, AND PAPERWORKERS UNION

Brian Payne has become pres. of the

150,000-member union, Canada’s largest.

GUCKENBERGER

LAUTERBACH

MAGNETIC POWER SYSTEMS

Gerald R. Eddens, pres. since 1981, has announced his retirement. Eddens joined the company in 1970 as a partner and project engineer and served as chief engineer before assuming the position of pres.

BADGER PAPER MILLS

Thomas J. Kuber has stepped down as chairman. John Peterson has resigned as a director.

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