AF&PA Board Elects New Chairman and Officers - Sets 2013 Association Key Policy Initiatives: The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the election of Graphic Packaging President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Scheible as the new AF&PA board chairman, along with the 2013 slate of board officers.
Scheible has served as Graphic Packaging’s president and CEO since 2007. Since being elected to AF&PA’s board of directors, he has served in various leadership roles, including as chairman of CEO Task Force on Biomass and the Recycled Paperboard sector.
Beginning terms as members of the AF&PA Board of Directors in 2013 are: John Crowe, Buckeye Technologies Inc.; Ray Dillon, Deltic Timber Corporation; Mike Fiterman, Liberty Diversified International; James Morgan, Interstate Resources, Inc.; and Mark Staton, PaperWorks Industries Inc.In one of the board’s first actions of 2013, the group launched its advocacy on AF&PA’s key policy initiatives for the year. These include a focus on sustainability, air and greenhouse gas regulations, carbon neutrality of biomass, recycling, access to paper-based communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, products fees, postal service reforms, and other policies affecting manufacturing.
