CONSOLIDATED PAPERS

Brandon Flees has been promoted to corporate process engineer of the Kraft Div. Marcia Smallbrook has been promoted to associate technician at R&D. Londa D’Aloia has transferred to process planner from corporate process engineer of the Inter Lake Papers Div. Zach Knase has joined the company as corporate process engineer of the Niagara Div. In the Lake Superior Paper Div., Mark Dylla has been named cost accounting supervisor, and Richard Horning has joined the company as sr. electrical/instrumentation engineer.

ROCK-TENN CO.

Steven Voorhees has been appointed exec. v.p. and CFO. Robert McIntosh, v.p. and gen. counsel, has been promoted to sr. v.p., gen. counsel, and secy.

PORT TOWNSEND PAPER

Patricia C. Willestoft has been promoted to area mgr. of material handling. Willestoft assumes management responsibilities for the company’s production planning, shipping, transportation, and logistics. Joe Beers has been promoted to v.p., converting operations.

MADISON PAPER

Michael A. Luciano has been appointed dir. of human resources and will operate out of the company’s Madison, Maine, headquarters.

WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES

Kevin Igli has been hired as the new director of environmental affairs. In this newly created position, Igli will be responsible for overseeing the environmental affairs of manufacturing facilities.

LINPAC MATERIALS HANDLING

Jim Dobell has been appointed to the newly created position of pres., NAFTA Region.

ANDRITZ-AHLSTROM

Jonathan Kerr has joined the Paper Mill Business unit in Glen Falls, N.Y., as dir., business development.

HERCULES

Stephen E. Braley has been promoted to v.p., North American sales for the pulp and paper div. Braley most recently held the position of sales director, Americas.

WILLESTOFT

VOGT

THIELE

Chuck Skinner has joined the company as sr. technical services engineer.

NICHOLSON INDUSTRIES

Craig Williams has been named as the new exec. v.p. of the Nicholson Forest Products Equipment Group.

SIEMENS

Werner Vogt has been named as the new head of the standard drives div. headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. Vogt takes over from Dr. Hans-Joachim Jähne, who is to head up A&D in the North Bavaria sales region.

DEUBLIN

Steve Hoffman has joined the company in the newly created position of product mgr. for products going into the paper industry.

MILWAUKEE VALVE

Geoff McLaughlin has been appointed v.p., engineering. McLaughlin will be responsible for the firm’s design, product development, testing, and R&D activities.

BAYER CORP.

William N. Gaughan has been promoted to v.p., e-business and IT for the corporation’s polymers and chemicals divs.

MAGNAT ROLLS

Malcolm E. Schumann, Jr., has been promoted to pres. and CEO from his previous position as dir., which he held for the past nine years.

TRINITY CONSULTANTS

Paul J. Smith, P.E., has been named mgr., consulting services for the Atlanta office. In this position, Smith will manage consulting services in the areas of air quality, industrial risk management, and environmental management information systems.

PAPEREXCHANGE.COM

Jerry Alderman has been hired as dir. of a new division, designed to develop Web-enabled solutions.

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES

Ronald B. Toronyi has been appointed dir. of marketing for consumer products, North America. Terry Hack has been appointed to the position of inside sales rep.

THE FIELDBUS FOUNDATION

Chris Allen has been named dir., European operations. Allen will also serve as chairman of the organization’s European marketing committee.

DIENES

Dominique Gallou has been promoted to product mgr., paper industry of the company, which designs, configures, and installs slitting systems.

SERMATECH INTERNATIONAL

James F. McCabe has been named COO. In his new position, McCabe is responsible for the company’s protective coating, turbine component repair, and manufacturing businesses.

MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING

Rimas V. Kozica has been promoted to v.p., sales and marketing. Kozica will maintain a marketing office in LaGrange, Ill.

MAXON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO.

Raymond J. Allain has been appointed sales mgr., international.

MARSDEN INC.

Gerard J. Lucidi has accepted the position of chairman for the Delaware Valley Local Section of TAPPI.

GOULDS PUMPS

Julio Ferreira has been appointed dir., U.S. direct sales. Ferreira’s most recent position was that of regional sales mgr. for the Midwest and Western Territory. Stan Knecht has returned from his European assignment to assume the role of global marketing mgr. for Chemical and HPI markets.

ARC

Andy Peters has become the v.p., strategic consulting. Ralph Rio has been promoted to dir. of marketing. William B. Moore has become the v.p., strategic consulting.

FORESTEXPRESS.COM

Keith Russell has been named CEO of the online alliance between International Paper, Weyerhaeuser, and Georgia Pacific. Russell previously shared local leadership of Boston Consulting Group’s e-commerce practice.

STS CONSULTANTS LTD.

Scott J. Wallington has been hired for the new position as dir. of corporate development in the Vernon Hills, Ill., corporate office.

INVESTORFORCE.COM

Peter Flynn has been appointed GM, Europe of the onlide provider of content, commerce, and community for the institutional investment industry.

DAISY DATA INC.

Founder and pres., Henry Shefet, has been named Central Pennsylvania Entrepreneur of the Year in the manufacturing category, an award sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute, Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationCenter, USA Today, CNNfn, CNN, and the NASDAQ-AMEX Market Group. Winners of the Central Pennsylvania award are eligible to be named National Entrepreneur of the Year.

ROCK-TENN CO.

Jay Shuster, pres. and COO, has retired after a 21-year career with the company.

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

Francis McKone, chairman and CEO, will retire May 2001. Frank Schmeler, currently pres. and COO of the company, will be appointed CEO, effective Oct. 1. McKone will remain as chairman of the board until his retirement.

FERREIRA

KNECHT

MOTION INDUSTRIES

Carl Beck has retired from his position as distribution center mgr. for the Tracy,Calif.-based distribution center. Dan Krska has been promoted to fill the position.

NICHOLSON INDUSTRIES

Dale Foxall is retiring from his position as exec. v.p. of the Nicholson Forest Products Equipment Group. Foxall has led the group since 1986.

THE FIELDBUS FOUNDATION

Pres. and CEO John Pittman has retired from the foundation, which he joined in April 1996. Pittman will continue to serve in a consulting role with the organization.

PAINE WEBBER

Noted paper industry financial analyst Lawrence Ross passed away during the week of Aug. 7 at the age of 68. Ross had analyzed forest products companies and the industry for more than 30 years, while being employed with Paine Webber and Dillon Read.