Board of Directors

To see the current Wausau Paper stock ownership of each director, click on the Director's name.

San W. Orr, Jr.
Mr. Orr is Chairman of the Board of the Company. He is also Advisor, Estates of A.P. Woodson and Family.  He served as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2000, in 1994-1995, and in 1989-1990.  He is also a Director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.  He became a Director of the Company in 1970.

Thomas J. Howatt
Mr. Howatt is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Previously he was Senior Vice President Printing & Writing (1997-2000), Vice President and General Manager Printing & Writing Division (1994-1997), Vice President and General Manager Wausau Papers of New Hampshire (1993-1994), Vice President Operations Brokaw Division (1990-1993) and Vice President Administration Brokaw Division (1987-1990).  He became a Director of the Company in 2000.

Andrew N. Baur*
Mr. Baur is Chairman of the Board of Southwest Bank of St. Louis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.  He is the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Mississippi Valley Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, Southwest Bank of St. Louis.  He is a Director of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Bakers Footwear Group, Inc.  He became a Director of the Company in 2004.

Gary W. Freels*
Mr. Freels is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander Properties, Inc. (investment management).  He became a Director of the Company in 1996.

G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.*
Mr. Humphrey is President of GWH Holdings, Inc. (private investment company). He is also Chairman and CEO of International Plastics Equipment Group, Inc.; Chairman and CEO of Centria (metal building systems); and owner of Shawnee Farm (thoroughbred breeding/racing).  He is also a Director of Churchill Downs Incorporated.  He became a Director of the Company in 2007.

Michael M. Knetter*

Mr. Knetter is Dean of the school of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison.  He is also an Independent Trustee for Neuberger Berman Funds (11 funds), a Director of Northwestern Mutual Service Fund, Inc. (18 portfolios), and a Director of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.  He became a Director of the Company in 2005.

Dennis J. Kuester*
Mr. Kuester is Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.  He is also Chairman of the Board of Metavante Technologies, Inc. and a Director of Modine Manufacturing Company.  He became a Director of the Company in 2001.

David B. Smith, Jr.*
Mr. Smith is a business consultant.  He was formerly Vice President, Labor Relations, Weyerhaeuser Company.  He became a Director of the Company in 1972.

 *Directors whom the Board of Directors has determined are independent under the criteria of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.