RockTenn Elects Voorhees President, COO

RockTenn, Norcross, Ga., USA, has elected Steven Voorhees president and COO, with oversight responsibility for the company's operating businesses, including Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging, and Recycling. Voorhees joined RockTenn as EVP and CFO in 2000 and added the responsibilities of chief administrative officer in 2008.

"Steve is an outstanding leader and has been instrumental in building RockTenn over his 12 year career as CFO. He has played key roles in structuring, financing, and integrating the more than $6.5 billion of acquisitions we've completed over that time. Steve has been the leader of the many finance and administrative initiatives that have helped support our operating businesses with low cost and high performing shared corporate services," said Jim Rubright, RockTenn's chairman and CEO. "Steve has a tremendous ability to generate ideas that change the way we transact business and execute them with passion and precision. In his new role, Steve will have the opportunity to continue to create value for our shareholders."

RockTenn, an integrated producer of corrugated and consumer packaging, operates locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and China. The company has some 26,000 employees.

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