KapStone Elects Gabriel Director of the Company

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., Northbrook, Ill., USA, has elected David G. Gabriel a director of the company. Gabriel was elected as a Class A director with a term expiring in 2016.

Gabriel has held the offices of president and CEO of Sonepar North America since September 2009. From May 2003 thru August 2009, he served as president and CEO of Hagemeyer North America. Prior to 2003, he served as SVP/GM of Tenneco Automotive's North American aftermarket business. Gabriel earned his B.S. degree in packaging engineering from Michigan State University.

KapStone is a producer of unbleached kraft paper products, linerboard, and shipping containers. The company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corp. that includes paper mills in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., North Charleston, S.C., and Cowpens, S.C., 14 converting locations in the east and Midwest, and a lumber mill in Summerville, S.C. The business employs approximately 2,700 people.

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