The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) announces five new board members appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Appointed for three-year terms are Steve Henry of Domtar, Brandon Bennett of Georgia-Pacific and Erin Raccah of Sylvamo. Appointed for a two-year term is Anne Ayer of Sappi. Appointed for a one-year term is Richard Bennett of Suzano Packaging. The term begins on January 1, 2025.
An eight-member Board of Directors representing the four grades of paper funding the Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds campaign oversees the paper and packaging sectors’ national promotion program. Officers and board members for 2025 are:
• Chair: Steve Henry, President, Paper & Packaging, Domtar.
• Vice Chair: Santiago Arbelaez, Vice President of Strategy for the Industrial Packaging Business, International Paper.
• Secretary/Treasurer: Richard Bennett, Vice President of Paperboard Sales, Suzano Packaging.
• Anne Ayer, Vice President of Pulp Business and Supply Chain, Sappi.
• Brandon Bennett, President of Containerboard, Bleached Board and Kraft, Georgia-Pacific.
• An Boon, Vice President of Global Marketing, Graphic Packaging International.
• Juan Pablo Perez Chavez, CFO, Smurfit Westrock.
• Erin Raccah, Associate General Counsel, Sylvamo.
The Paper and Packaging Board creates preference for paper and paper-based packaging by reinforcing why paper is an everyday, earth-friendly choice.
