Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Kathleen A. Walters has served as a Director of the Company since July 2005. Walters is Group President - U.S. Retail Tissue and International Consumer Products at Georgia-Pacific Corp. She had been President of the North American Commercial Business for Georgia-Pacific Corp. since 2004. Before joining Georgia-Pacific, Walters served as President and CEO of Sappi Fine Paper North America from 2002 to 2004. She began her career at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1973 and joined Scott Paper Company in 1978, performing in a variety of financial and business management roles for 17 years. After Scott Paper was acquired by Kimberly-Clark Corp. in 1995, Walters spent six years with Kimberly-Clark, primarily as President. She holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Syracuse University and a master's of business administration degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Steven J. Klinger President and Chief Operating Officer Steven J. Klinger is president and chief operating officer for Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. He is also a member of the company’s board of directors. Klinger joined Smurfit-Stone in May 2006 from Georgia-Pacific, where he most recently served as executive vice president of packaging, pulp and global procurement. During his 23-year career at Georgia-Pacific, Klinger provided strategic leadership that was marked by numerous achievements. Over a six-year period beginning in 2000, Klinger led a team that transformed the packaging business at Georgia-Pacific from industry-average returns on assets and returns on sales to an industry-leading performance. Klinger played key roles in more than $10 billion of transactions as both corporate development director and executive vice president. He led the successful initiative to centralize global purchasing. When he joined Smurfit-Stone, Klinger began leading Smurfit-Stone’s operations through the company’s three-year transformation program, which includes upgrading the leadership talent, improving the company’s ability to meet customers’ needs, reducing the company’s cost structure, scaling operations, improving technology, specializing the manufacturing process, eliminating redundancies, and aligning sales and marketing. Klinger is a graduate of Georgia State University, with a degree in accounting, and Duke University’s Advanced Management Program. In June 2008, Klinger was appointed to the board of directors of Navistar International Corporation.

Douglas M. Keim is vice president of innovation and chief marketing officer for Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. Keim joined the company in January 2007. He is responsible for production innovation, marketing and business development. Specific areas of responsibility include research, product management, market analytics, design services and advertising. Prior to joining Smurfit-Stone, Keim served as vice president of insights and innovations for Dixie Retail and Food Service, a division of Georgia-Pacific, after serving as director of marketing and business development for the company’s containerboard and packaging groups. Keim has a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from Messiah College in Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in counseling from Colorado Christian University.

Joe Kaiserlik received a master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Washington State University. He has worked in the engineered lumber industry for the past 28 years and has been involved with the codes and code evaluation reports at several companies over the past 20 years. Joe is currently the Product Development Manager for engineered lumber at Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Prior to coming to Georgia-Pacific he worked for an industrial (non-structural) laminated veneer lumber (LVL) manufacturer and previous to that was involved in starting up several structural LVL manufacturers. During his early career in the industry he was extensively involved in developing and implementing the ultrasonic veneer grading technology currently in use today. Joe is actively involved in several engineered lumber industry groups including the Wood I-joist Manufacturers Association (WIJMA), APA Technical Advisory Committee, several ASTM committees and the American Forest and Paper Association's Wood Design Structural Committee.

Barry Jens is a Senior Project Consultant, specializing in Mechanical Engineering and Project Management on boilers, turbines, steam and compressed air systems, ventilation and energy efficiency projects. Mr. Jens has over 38 years of experience in industry including 4 years at Pearl Engineering and as a Power Production Engineer for Nekoosa Papers (Georgia-Pacific Corporation/now Domtar Industries) at their Nekoosa Mill and as an in-house Consultant to Stora Enso North America on the installation and startup of a turbine-generator and boiler feed water system at their Stevens Point Mill and as an Independent Consultant to the Paper Industry. Mr. Jens is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with Bachelors and Masters of Science Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin.

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Louis Sullivan served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1993. Prior to and following his service as HHS Secretary, he was President of Morehouse School of Medicine, which he now serves as President Emeritus. He is co-chair of The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. A graduate of Morehouse College, he earned his medical degree from Boston University, and is certified in internal medicine and hematology. The recipient of 45 honorary degrees, he served on the faculties of the medical schools at Harvard, Seton Hall, and Boston universities before arriving at Morehouse in 1975. He was also the founding president of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools.