RICHMOND, BC, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Catalyst (TSX: CYT)
today announced the appointment of Walter
Tarnowsky as Vice President & General Manager of the
Port Alberni mill and Graham Kissack as Vice President, Corporate
Social Responsibility. Both appointments are effective October 1, 2015.
Walter, who joined Catalyst in 2000, brings to his new role more
than two decades of pulp and paper industry experience. Most
recently, Walter was Catalyst's Director, Paper Mill Productivity,
responsible for paper machine quality and productivity. He holds a
B.A.Sc. (Chemistry/Energy and Fuel Science).
As Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Graham will
lead the further development of Catalyst's corporate social
responsibility strategy. Graham brings extensive experience and
expertise to his new role, having played a leadership role in the
company's industry-leading sustainability initiatives since joining
Catalyst in 1993. He holds a B.A.Sc., an M. Eng. and an M.B.A.
About Catalyst Paper Corporation
Catalyst manufactures diverse specialty mechanical printing
papers, newsprint and pulp. Its customers include retailers,
publishers and commercial printers in North America, Latin
America, the Pacific Rim
and Europe. With five mills across North America (the Rumford mill was acquired
in January 2015), Catalyst has annual
production capacity of 2.3 million tonnes. Catalyst is
headquartered in Richmond, British
Columbia, Canada, and is ranked by Corporate Knights
magazine as one of the 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada.
SOURCE Catalyst Paper Corporation