2022 TAPPI PIMA Executive of the Year

TAPPI是全球纸浆、纸张、纸巾、包装和转化行业的领先技术协会，今天宣布Green Bay packaging Inc. (GBP)的董事长兼首席执行官William“Will”Kress被授予TAPPI/PIMA年度最佳执行官。

GBP is a family-owned, vertically integrated manufacturing company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, specialty converting operations, timberlands, and a sawmill facility. GBP’s footprint expands across 37 locations in 16 states.

In making the announcement, TAPPI President and CEO Larry N. Montague said, “Under Will’s guidance, Green Bay Packaging continues to uphold it’s longstanding commitment to the community and the environment. Their new Green Bay mill recently achieved Net-Zero Water in its production of 100% recycled containerboard with the first-of-its-kind, circular reclaimed water system, significantly reducing the environmental footprint of the operation.”

Kress说:“被选为TAPPI/PIMA年度高管是一个巨大的荣誉。“GBP已经从事这个行业90年了，我为我们的员工感到非常自豪，他们专注于为客户提供卓越的质量和无与伦比的服务，同时也是环境的良好管家。”

Kress joined GBP as a sales trainee in 1979 and held several leadership roles before becoming President in 1995. He was named CEO in 2001 and was elected Chairman in 2019. Kress has spent his entire career at GBP continuing to build on the vision of innovation, environmental sustainability, and quality set forth by his grandfather, George and father, James.

Kress currently serves on the Boards of Green Bay Packaging and the Green Bay Packers and Advisory Boards for the Associated Bank and Junior Achievement. In 2016, he recieved the Rotary Club of Green Bay’s Free Enterprise Award.

Kress holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder.

The award will be officially presented atTAPPICon, April 30-May 4, 2022 in Charlotte, NC.

About the TAPPI/PIMA Executive of the Year Award:

Among the highest honors bestowed by TAPPI and PIMA, the Executive of the Year Award is presented to senior-level executives in the pulp, paper or converting industries for excellence in management and outstanding contributions to the industry as a whole.