JUDGING

Rod Young
Chief Economic Advisor
RISI

Rod Young started modeling and forecasting in the pulp and paper industry in 1977. Since then, his work in international pulp and paper markets has received worldwide recognition. Rod now consults on a regular basis with companies throughout the world. He continues to assist in the development of the RISI analysis and forecast of the world pulp and paper market, along with working on individual projects.

Rod became Chairman of RISI on January 1, 2007, after serving for nearly two years as the company President and CEO. His new role includes advising on the strategic development of RISI and exploring opportunities to broaden the scope of information services provided by RISI.

Rod received a Master of Science degree in Forestry Economics from Virginia Polytechnical Institute in 1977 and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Michigan State University.

John Pollard
Packaging Supply Technology Manager
Unilever

I am a “Packaging Supply Technology Manager” for Unilever. This means that I provide technical support to those responsible for purchasing Paperboard Packaging for Unilever, wherever in the world this is done.

I was born in Northern Ireland in 1959, I read Mechanical Engineering at Queens University Belfast. During this time I sent a summer in South Africa working on a diamond mine. This gave me a taste for travel and I was subsequently fortunate enough to have the opportunity to join Unilever, with whom I have spent my working life to date.

I have had a variety of roles in both Engineering and Manufacturing in a variety of businesses. These include Industrial, Speciality Chemicals and FMCG businesses. For the last 12 years I have worked in packaging, specialising in Paperboard packaging for about the last 8 years.

I have lived overseas in USA, Netherlands and Tunisia and am currently based in the UK.

In my spare time I busy myself with Do It Yourself house projects, in addition I recently purchased a 1939 car which I hope to restore. I like going to concerts, air shows and listening to music.

I am widowed and have no children.

Mikael Lindström
Research Manager
Innventia

Born in Stockholm 1954. Diploma engineering degree (MSc) from KTH, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, 1989. PhD in Organic Chemistry, KTH PhD studies in pheromone chemistry and stereochemistry applied on forest insects.

1990-1995 Post Doc and since 1996 Senior Chemist at Firmenich SA (Flavour and fragrance) in Geneva.
1995 Senior Research Manager Pulping and Bleaching Chemistry at Innventia (STFI).
1996 Faculty (Docent) in Organic Chemistry (KTH).

Since 1998 Senior Research Manager “New Materials and Composites” at Innventia, a Research Institute working for the Pulp, Paper and Packaging industries. Also a PI (Principal Investigator) in the Strategic Competence Centre for Biomimetic Fiber Engineering, BioMime at KTH. Member of the Nationakl Research Agenda committee for the pulp and paper industry. He has developed a concept for integrated materials and product design, Hierarchic Design, which has been presented booth at scientific conferences and during the design week in Milan 2007 and 2010 and at the contemporary museum of modern design 2009. Mikael is a Guest Professor in Interdisciplinary Knowledge transfer at the Experience Design Group at Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, where he is doing research and teaching interdisciplinary knowledge transfer with focus on material science and materials identities.

Phillip Lawrence
Managing Director
Eco Logical Strategies

Phillip Lawrence has a Masters Research degree in a theory area, Ecological Modernization, his research was a case study of the printing industry sector, which includes the pulp and paper sector. He is currently a PhD candidate at Macquarie University in Sydney Australia where he is exploring Ecological Modernization in regard to international government policy on climate change as it relates to the forestry, pulp and paper industry.

Phillip is the Managing Director of Eco Logical Strategies, a Consulting Think Tank engaged in environmental policies in the case if governments and organizations.

He has been involved in all facets of the printing industry sector for more than 35 years. Including paper, printing, pre-press and publishing.

Neil McCubbin
Industry Consultant

Since immigrating to Canada from Scotland in 1965, Neil McCubbin’s professional activities have been almost entirely related to pulp and paper industry. Initially, he worked in mills and later as a consultant to various interested parties in Canada and overseas. In the earlier stages of his career he worked on detail design of pulp production, pollution prevention and effluent treatment systems. Latterly he has concentrated on process and environmental studies. Many of these have included assistance in resolving conflicting environmental issues and reaching consensus amongst management of the pulp and paper industry, environmental advocacy groups, and regulatory agencies.

Hugh O'Brian
Editor and Industry Consultant

Hugh O'Brian has a wide background in the paper industry. A native of Buffalo, New York, he has a BS 1979 from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. Following this he earned a Master’s degree 1981 from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, Wisconsin.

His experience in the industry itself covers about eight years in technical, research and production work in the paper industry in the USA and Sweden.

In 1985, he joined Pulp & Paper International Magazine at Miller Freeman’s European office in Brussels, Belgium. Working initially in editorial positions, he subsequently was named executive editor and director of exhibitions.

In 1998, after 13 years in Brussels, he moved to Helsingborg, Sweden, where he lives with his Swedish wife Marie and their two children. At the same time, he formed Aquaview AB, which is focused on technical communications and consulting, mainly within the pulp, paper and tissue businesses.

Kari Vainio
Industry Communication Consultant

Date of birth: Nov 12th 1946

Education: BSc, Econ, 1971, Helsinki School of Economics

Professional experience:
1970 – 1974, Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (SITRA), Fund Secretary
1974 – 1980, Embassy of Finland, Tokyo, Commercial Counsellor
1980 – 1983, Enso-Gutzeit Oy, Public Affairs Manager
1983 – 1985, Embassy of Finland, Singapore, Press Counsellor, Asia & Pacific
1985 – 1998, Enso Oyj, Senior vice president, Corporate Communications
1998 – 2009, Stora Enso Oyj, Executive vice president, Corporate Communications
2009 - Present, Member, Senior Pool Ltd & Aleksin Kaiku Communications, Partner & Senior Adviser

Other activities:
2003 – 2007, European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Associate Member
2005 – 2008, Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD), Associate Member

Mark Williamson
Journalist Engineer

Mark Williamson, Journalist Engineer, specializes in writing technical papers and technology application articles for publication in pulp and paper industry magazines and industry supplier newsletters. Since 1991, he has worked as journalist and technical communicator for a number of suppliers, producing over 200 articles for all major pulp and paper journals. The topics of his works include pulp and papermaking technology, process and product quality measurements, automation, quality control, industrial chemicals, energy generation, recycling, and process optimization.

Previous to his present business, he held several engineering, marketing and product management positions for Valmet Automation and for Sentrol Systems in Toronto, Canada. After graduating in chemical engineering in 1972, he joined Domtar as a papermaking process engineer. He is member TAPPI and a Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada.

Phil Orme
Owner, Paper 2 Press
Technical Consultant for Press / Paper Related Concerns

My career spans two industries, the first 25 years were working in the print industry,ranging from book and commercial print, through to high speed national and regional newspaper presses, printing full colour in state of the art print sites. In between, were spells at gravure packaging and transfer print, plus time at a label printers. My long association with newspapers, began at the Express and Stars, sister plant at Telford, in the UK, one of the first offset newspapers in the country in the mid 70's, but also a leader at the time, in UV newspaper colour printing, which ironically, is now being heralded once again as the way forward.

I have been heavily involved in 5 new pressroom start up's, the largest being at 2 Mirror Group Newspaper print sites, in Watford and Oldham, during Robert Maxwell's reign, bringing new technology colour newspapers to the UK print industry on a national scale. I also worked for a brief spell on behalf of the Mirror in Kenya, being part of a team that produced the first colour newspaper copies in that country too. During my time at the Mirror, I was Pressroom Manager at Oldham, before a spell as Print Manager for a new print site in Newcastle on behalf of Thomson Newspapers.

Whilst at Newcastle, my second career began, when I was headhunted to join Abitibi Price a large, global, Canadian paper producer, which through several mergers has now become Abitibi Bowater. I was the Technical Service Manager and subsequently Technical Director of the UK and also covered several countries on the Continent, including Spain, Italy, Turkey and Norway. However, my role, while working closely with the mills, to continually improve, also took me to Japan, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Israel, Egypt, Kuwait, US, Canada, plus several other countries in Europe, not only troubleshooting paper / press related concerns, but pressroom audits when required, to develop and improve pressroom perfomance and savings. At times too, I have been involved in new projects, e.g triple width presses, returnable cores, etc.

Following the closure of the Abitibi Bowater 100% recycled mill in the UK last year, I was made redundant and am now the owner of Paper 2 Press, specialising in helping specifically paper, but also print companies, to improve and troubleshoot concerns.

Married and have two children, plus one grandson. My son lives in Australia, so who knows Paper 2 Press may expand globally too. Interests, Travel, music, wine, most sports.

Martyn Eustace
MD, Newvizion Consulting Ltd
Director, Two Sides
European Sustainability Manager and UK Country Manager, Print Power

During his long career in the paper industry, Martyn Eustace has gained a wealth of experience having held a variety of senior management positions.

After a period in manufacturing with Domtar, Martyn moved to distribution as CEO of Howard Smith Paper, now part of the PaperlinX Group, and in 2004 he joined Map Merchant Group as CEO of Premier Paper, where he was responsible for leading a highly successful business recovery and turnaround.

Martyn is a member of PwCs' turnaround panel and is Managing Director of Newvizion, an independent business consultancy. In 2008 he developed the Two Sides sustainability initiative and he is currently the European Sustainability Manager and UK Country Manager for Print Power, an initiative to promote the sustainability and effectiveness of the Graphic Communications Value Chain.

Martyn is currently President of the UK Paper Industry Charitable Trust and has been President of the UK's National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM). He has served on the Board of EUGROPA, the European Paper Merchants Association and is presently a Council member of PRIMA, the Paper and Related Industries Marketing Association. He will deliver the keynote speech at the IGAS Graphic Arts event in Tokyo in September 2011.

Ian Knott
Group Technical Manager
Paperlinx UK

Worked in Paper and print industry for 40 years. After seven years working for large print company joined Robert Horne Group in 1977 as Technical Manager, became Group Technical Manager for Robert Horne Group in 1998 and for Paperlinx UK Group of companies in 2010.

Main functions: Managing a laboratory and experienced team of print and paper technicians engaged in providing technical business solutions to print customers and resolving any paper/print related technical issues. Also work with paper suppliers monitoring and driving specifications of paper to suit the needs of the Paperlinx group of companies.

Rob Ryan
Journalist

Rob Ryan, BA, MBA, is a journalist with extensive experience in covering the pulp and paper industry in the Asia Pacific. He has had the opportunity to visit many of the leading pulp and paper mills throughout the Asia Pacific region (including China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Thailand, as well as Australia and New Zealand). His meetings with CEOs in the region have given him insights into the opportunities and challenges facing papermakers. He has also had the opportunity to visit some prominent, world class plantation operations throughout southeast Asia. Rob Ryan has contributed several freelance articles for machinery vendor customer magazines, and taken part as a speaker and panel member at industry conferences. He has particular interests in strategy and innovation.

Teresa Presas
Managing Director
CEPI

Teresa Presas was born in Portugal in 1952 and has worked in the paper industry since 1982 when she joined Tetra Pak Portugal as Director of Communication and Marketing Services. She later went on to become Director of Communication and Environment for Tetra Pak Europe, Middle East and Africa and then, Vice President of European Affairs for Tetra Pak Europe and Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs for Tetra Pak International. She has been the Managing Director of CEPI since September 2003.

Teresa has a degree in psychology from the Instituto de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon and in 2008 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Helsinki University of Technology.