Corporate Leadership
Current Section 16 Officers are identified by links to SEC filings relating to their Wausau Paper stock ownership.
San W. Orr, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Orr has been the non-executive Chairman of the Board since 2000. He is Advisor to the Estate of A.P. Woodson and family - a founding family of a Wausau Paper predecessor company. Mr. Orr has previously held interim Chief Executive Roles with the company.
Thomas J. Howatt
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Howatt has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Wausau Paper since 2000. Mr. Howatt joined Wausau Paper's Specialty Products division in 1980, moving to the company's Printing & Writing division in 1987.
Stuart R. Carlson
Executive Vice President, Administration
Mr. Carlson has been Executive Vice President, Administration since 2000. Mr. Carlson joined Mosinee Paper in 1991. Mosinee Paper merged with the company in 1997.
Albert K. Davis
Executive Vice President, Specialty Products
Mr. Davis has been Executive Vice President, Specialty Products since 2006. Mr. Davis joined the company's Specialty Products division in 1981.
Scott P. Doescher
Senior Vice President, Finance, Secretary & Treasurer
Mr. Doescher has been Senior Vice President, Finance, Secretary & Treasurer since 2001. Mr. Doescher joined the company's Printing & Writing division in 1986.
Pete R. Chiericozzi
Senior Vice President, Towel & Tissue
Mr. Chiericozzi joined the company as Senior Vice President, Towel & Tissue in 2003. Prior to joining the company, he was a consultant and had held various leadership positions with SCA Tissue, Georgia-Pacific Tissue and Wisconsin Tissue.
Daniel R. Trettin
Senior Vice President, Printing & Writing
Mr. Trettin joined the company in 2006 as Senior Vice President, Printing & Writing. Prior to joining the company, he held positions at Georgia-Pacific, Union Camp and Westvaco Corporation.
Sherri L. Lemmer
Vice President, Corporate Controller/Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
Ms. Lemmer was appointed Vice President , Corporate Controller/Assistant Secretary & Treasurer in 2005. Ms. Lemmer joined the company in 1995, and has held various corporate financial roles during her tenure.
Henry C. Newell
Vice President, Business Development
Mr. Newell joined the company in 2007 as Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining the company, he held positions at Atlas Holdings, Packaging Dynamics, Georgia-Pacific, Fort James, and James River.
Patrick J. Medvecz
Vice President, Technology
Mr. Medvecz has been Vice President, Technology since 2007. Mr Medvecz joined the company's Specialty Products division in 1993 and most recently held the role of Vice President Operations - Specialty Products.