MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- International Paper
(NYSE: IP) today announced that Timothy S.
Nicholls has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, succeeding Glenn R.
Landau who is leaving the company for personal
reasons. Mr. Nicholls, who currently serves as Senior Vice
President - Industrial Packaging the Americas, previously served as
Chief Financial Officer of the Company from December 2007 through November 2011.
The Company also announced that Jean-Michel Ribiéras, currently
Senior Vice President - Global Cellulose Fibers, has been appointed
Senior Vice President - Industrial Packaging the Americas,
succeeding Mr. Nicholls, and that Catherine
I. Slater has been appointed Senior Vice President - Global
Cellulose Fibers. All appointments are effective
immediately.
"These appointments reflect the breadth and depth of our
exceptionally strong management team as we continue to focus on
delivering long-term value for all stakeholders by establishing
advantaged positions in attractive market segments," said
Mark Sutton, Chairman and CEO.
"Tim has extensive experience at IP having served in senior
executive roles across the organization, including as our former
CFO. Tim, Jean-Michel and Cathy are outstanding leaders with
proven track records of success across a range of positions,
businesses and geographies. I would like to thank Glenn for
his many years of service and wish him well."
About Timothy S. Nicholls
Mr. Nicholls, 56, has
served as Senior Vice President - Industrial Packaging the Americas
since November 2014, with
responsibility for the company's North American Containerboard,
Container and Recycling businesses and IP Brazil Packaging. His
previous positions have included Senior Vice President - Printing
& Communications Papers the Americas, and Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. He joined International Paper in
1999 through the Company's acquisition of Union Camp Corporation,
where he held a series of finance and business planning
positions.
About Jean-Michel Ribiéras
Mr. Ribiéras, 55,
currently serves as Senior Vice President - Global Cellulose
Fibers, a position he has held since July
2016. He previously served as Senior Vice President -
President, IP Europe, Middle East,
Africa & Russia from 2013 until June 2016, and President - IP Latin America from
2009 until 2013. He joined the Company in 1993 at Aussedat
Rey in France.
About Catherine I. Slater
Ms. Slater, 55, has
been a Senior Vice President of the Company since December 2016, when she joined the Company from
Weyerhaeuser Company effective upon the completion of the
acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's cellulose fibers business (which she
previously led). From the time she joined the Company, she served
as Senior Vice President, Consumer Packaging until the end of 2017.
Her 24-year career with Weyerhaeuser included leadership roles in
manufacturing, printing papers, consumer products, wood products,
distribution and the cellulose fibers business.
About International Paper
International Paper (NYSE:
IP) is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based
packaging, pulp and paper products with manufacturing operations in
North America, Latin America, Europe, North
Africa, India and
Russia. We produce corrugated
packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable
worldwide commerce; pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal
hygiene products that promote health and wellness and papers that
facilitate education and communication. We are headquartered in
Memphis, Tenn., and employ
approximately 52,000 colleagues located in more than 24 countries.
Net sales for 2017 were $22 billion.
For more information about International Paper, our products and
global citizenship efforts, please visit
internationalpaper.com.
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