Mac Papers Promotes Craig Boortz to Executive Vice President, Paper

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 22, 2019) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., has promoted Craig Boortz to Executive Vice President, Paper. Boortz most recently served as Vice President of Sales, Paper and Regional Manager.

As the EVP of Paper, Boortz leads the company’s largest business segment, planning and overseeing the development and execution of the sales and marketing strategy for the paper business. Boortz retains his regional management responsibilities and continues to report directly to Mac Papers CEO David McGehee.

“We are extremely pleased to promote Craig to a senior executive position leading a segment that remains a core business for us,” stated CEO McGehee. “Craig’s well-earned promotion reflects his excellent leadership and business skills, extensive sales and management experience, and proven performance in a variety of senior roles, as well as his enduring commitment to Mac Papers. We have every confidence that our paper business will continue to be successful with Craig’s oversight and strategic leadership.”

Boortz has been with Mac Papers for 27 years, joining the company as an account manager at its Tampa, Florida, branch shortly after completing a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Tampa. Within three years, Boortz progressed into branch leadership roles, initially as General Manager of the Greensboro, North Carolina, branch and then as General Manager of the Greenville, South Carolina, branch. In January 2014, Boortz was promoted to Vice President and Regional Manager.

About Mac Papers
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeastern U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, boost efficiency and improve their bottom line. The company operates branch locations and retail stores across the Southeastern United States. Mac Papers is a third generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. Our sister company Mac Papers Envelope Converters converts and prints an extensive range of standard and custom envelopes – 16 million per day – utilizing the latest in equipment and technology. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter @macpapers and LinkedIn.

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Deal is aligned with Mac Papers’ proven commitment to further expanding its established packaging program

 Jacksonville, FL (July 30, 2018) – Mac Papers, one of the largest merchant distributors in the Southeast U.S., announced today that on Friday, July 27, it completed the acquisition of Wilkerson Packaging Co., an Atlanta-based packaging and facility supplies distribution business established in 1982.

“Mac Papers is pleased that Paul Wilkerson entrusted us with the solid packaging business Paul and his team have built,” stated Mac Papers President Sutton McGehee. “This acquisition reflects our commitment to offering a broad, diversified product lineup from best-in-class suppliers, and continuing to grow the packaging business alongside our paper and print, facility supplies and office products segments.”

Chris McCabe, Mac Papers’ vice president of packaging, echoed McGehee’s statements, adding that the acquisition represents an excellent addition to the company’s established packaging business. “The Wilkerson acquisition is aligned with our proven commitment to continue to expand our packaging program and further positions Mac Papers as the go-to packaging and facility supplies distribution partner in the Southeast,” explained McCabe. “We are excited to build upon Wilkerson’s experience and expertise with an even stronger packaging offering, complemented by our deep local inventories, relationships with top suppliers, value-added services and solutions, and comprehensive product line that includes our Castle™ brand of carton sealing tapes and stretch films.”

The facility operated by Wilkerson, located at 325 Great Southwest Parkway in Atlanta, is no longer in service. Mac Papers is serving Wilkerson customers from its Atlanta branch at 460 Riverside Parkway, located just a few miles from the former Wilkerson facility.

“We are delighted to welcome Wilkerson employees to the Mac Papers team,” stated McGehee. “And we are pleased that Paul Wilkerson is staying on with Mac Papers to help ensure a smooth transition for Wilkerson customers and suppliers.”

The Wilkerson acquisition is the most recent in a long line of packaging acquisitions Mac Papers has made over the past six years. In 2016, the company acquired Birmingham-based packaging company Higdon Paper and Packaging. One year prior, Mac Papers acquired two Nashville-based packaging companies (Boxes Etc. II and Packaging Professionals) and in 2013 it purchased Alles Inc., a full-scale distributor of packaging products, systems and services out of Hialeah, Florida. In December 2012, the company acquired All Packaging Supplies, a distributor of industrial and food service packaging supplies located in Pembroke Park, Florida.

To learn more about the Wilkerson acquisition, visit https://www.macpapers.com/wilkerson or contact the Mac Papers packaging team at [email protected].

About Mac Papers

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Mac Papers is one of the largest wholesale distributors in the Southeastern U.S. The company is a distribution partner for paper and print, packaging, facility supplies and office products. Mac Papers works with best-in-class suppliers to help businesses and consumers deliver quality results, boost efficiency and improve their bottom line. The company operates branch locations and retail stores in nine states across the Southeast. Mac Papers is a third generation, family-owned and operated business founded in 1965. Our sister company Mac Papers Envelope Converters converts and prints an extensive range of standard and custom envelopes – 16 million per day – utilizing the latest in equipment and technology. For more information, please visit macpapers.com or follow us on Twitter @macpapers and LinkedIn.

Media contacts:

John Herbkersman  [email protected]  904.348.3237

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (July, 29, 2013) – Mac Papers is pleased to announce that NewPage has launched a new economy coated sheet Anthem Plus, available after August 12, 2013 at Mac Papers locations. Anthem Plus will be replacing Anthem, Fortune and Gusto as NewPage’s economy coated sheet offering.

Attributes:

• Made in the USA with pride
• 90 Bright, Blue-white
• Gloss, dull and matte finishes
• 60 lb. text to 110 lb. cover
• 7 pt. and 9 pt. calipers are guaranteed for postal applications
• Press-ready mini skids and cartons
• Chain-of-custody fiber: FSC®, SFI, PEFC
• Matching Digital Product: Blazer Digital®

Please contact your local Mac Papers sales professional for additional information.

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NewPage Corporation
8540 Gander Creek Drive
Miamisburg, OH 45342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWPAGE LAUNCHES THE SMARTER ECONOMY COATED PAPER: ANTHEM PLUS MIAMISBURG, Ohio – July 29, 2013 – NewPage Corporation (NewPage) announced today Anthem® Plus™, the all-new, all-American economy coated paper built to perform in virtually every print application.

“Customers including merchants, printers and end users have been asking for a simplified economy sheet offering from NewPage with 90 brightness, a competitive price, good on-press performance and breadth and depth of inventory,” said Jeff Pfister, commercial marketing manager, economy sheets for NewPage. “So we listened to our customers and we went to work developing an improved product and service offering that meets or exceeds all expectations. The result is Anthem Plus.”

Anthem Plus offers a strong value proposition for all stakeholders in the supply chain. It has 90 brightness with a pure blue-white shade for beautiful printed results coupled with an unparalleled offering including gloss, dull and matte finishes ranging from 60 lb. text to 110 lb. cover. Anthem Plus has the broadest and deepest inventory commitment of any economy product available today and is stocked in press-ready mini skids and cartons for maximum efficiencies. Anthem Plus is chain-of-custody certified to the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC) to support sustainable forestry practices; and is made in the USA with pride which supports local economies and American jobs.

Until now, NewPage offered multiple economy sheet brands with different attribute packages and value propositions. These brands included Anthem®, Fortune® and Gusto®. With the introduction of Anthem Plus, NewPage will be discontinuing Fortune® and Gusto® coated sheets.

“Last year, we made a major shift at our customers’ request with the introduction of Sterling® Premium,” stated Steven DeVoe, vice president of Marketing for NewPage. “Sterling Premium shifted the definition of premium grades to reflect the times, delivering a better option for customers looking for premium print performance. Now we bring our customers another shift in our grade offering with the introduction of Anthem Plus. No other North American coated paper producer currently offers the breadth and depth of this line-up, and we are excited about the potential to continue to grow and evolve with our customers.”

To learn more about Anthem Plus and NewPage visit www.NewPageCorp.com. Or join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

About NewPage

NewPage is a leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America with $3.1 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012. NewPage is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, and owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 3.5 million tons of paper.
The company’s portfolio of paper products includes coated, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners. To learn more, visit www.NewPageCorp.com. All copyrights, trademarks, tradenames and logos mentioned or used in this publication are the property of their respective owners. # # #
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