Board Slate Announcement TAPPI Board of Directors Election begins December 1, 2024

The following individuals are presented to the TAPPI Membership as candidates for the TAPPI Board election slate by the TAPPI Nominating Committee.  If elected the officers will serve from 2025-2027 and the Directors from 2025-2028. 

Officers:

Chair
Kim Nelson
GranBio

Vice Chair
Mike Farrell
Graphic Packaging

Directors:

Scott Frasca
MiniFIBERS Inc.

Dan Goymerac, P.E.
Miron Construction

Other Nominations:

Per TAPPI’s Bylaws, the Association’s membership has until November 15, 2024 to submit other nominations to the President and CEO of TAPPI, Larry N. Montague at lmontague@tappi.org.  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 December 1, 2024 and conclude January 15, 2024   Contact Mary Beth Cornell, + 1 770-209-7210 or mcornell@tappi.org with questions.

In March 2025, the following directors and officers will complete their terms:

Officers:

  • Don Haag, Retired PCA as Chair
  • Kim Nelson, GranBio, as Vice Chair

Directors:

  • Larry Anker, Solenis
  • Mike Farrell, Graphic Packaging

The following individuals will continue to serve on the Board in 2025:

Officers:

  • Larry Montague, President and CEO, TAPPI

Directors:

  • Wendy Cerilli, Irving Tissue
  • Bill Edwards, Domtar
  • Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips Chemical
  • Mike Gray, Valmet
  • Greg Jones, Sun Automation Group
  • Soledad Peresin, Auburn
  • Leslie Petrie, International Pape

The Nominating Committee members include:

  • Jim Haeffele, Essity, Former TAPPI Board Chair, Chair of the Nominating Committee
  • Carrie Enos, University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation, Former Board Member
  • Andrew Jones, International Paper, Former Board Member
  • Sandy LeBarron, Finch Paper, Former Board Member
  • Kurt Mehlberg, Domtar, PIMA Division Leadership
  • Larry Montague, TAPPI, CEO and President
  • Kim Nelson, GranBio, Current Board Vice Chair, Nanotechnology Division

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