Slate Announced for 2018 Board of Directors


TAPPI’s 2017 Nominating Committee presents the following candidates for the 2018 TAPPI Board Slate.  

For TAPPI Directors 
Carrie Enos, University of Maine Foundation
Josh Reich, Greif
Matt Szymanski, Green Bay Packaging.

Other Nominations:
Per TAPPI’s bylaws, the association's membership has until November 1 to submit other nominations to the President and CEO of TAPPI Larry N. Montague. Such nominations must be signed by at least one percent of the voting members, and each voting member may sign for only one such nomination. Each such nomination must be accepted in writing by the nominee. The name of each such nominee so submitted, signed, and accepted shall be placed on the election ballot. The election ballot shall give voters the options of voting for or against the entire slate or for or against the individual candidate(s) for each position.

Elections will begin Dec. 1, 2017, and conclude Jan. 15, 2018. Contact Mary Beth Cornell, + 1 770-209-7210, with questions. 
  
TAPPI Nominating Committee 2017
Members:

Chair
Chair, Chris Luettgen, Renewable Bioproducts Institute Georgia Tech
Local Sections Member
Michael von Grumbkow, BTG, Lake States TAPPI Local Section 
Division Member
Josh Reich, Greif, Young Professionals Division 
Past Board
Gary Scott, SUNY
Sandy LeBarron, Finch Paper
Frank Sutman, Solenis
Current Board
Pete Augustine, Fabio Perini
Larry Montague

TAPPI Board 
Returning Officers and Directors:
Paul Durocher, Sappi North America, Chair, (March 2017-March 2019)
Pete Augustine, Fabio Perini, Vice Chair, (March 2017-March 2019) 
Richard M. Berry, CelluForce, (2016-2018)
Fernando L. G. Bertolucci, Fibria Celulose S.A., (2017-2019)
James L. Cooper, Retired from Dow Chemical, (2017-2019)
James R. Haeffele, Essity, (2016-2018) 
Donald Haag, Packaging Corp. of America, (2017-2019)
Tony Lyons, Imerys Technology Center, (2016-2018)
Larry N. Montague, TAPPI

Retiring Directors as of March 2018:
Medwick V. Byrd, NCSU - Paper Science and Engineering, (2015—2017)            
Anitra Collins, International Paper, (2015—2017)
Marko Hakovirta, North Carolina State University, (2015—2017)

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