The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) has confirmed 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 began 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 focused on sustainability. 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
