Catalyst appoints 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.

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Catalyst appoints new mill and corporate leadership

Sep 04, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Catalyst appoints 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, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

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.

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.

Catalyst manufactures diverse specialty mechanical printing papers, newsprint and pulp.