Dec 05, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Boise Inc. announced that Judy Lassa will become executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of the company on January 1, 2013. Also effective January 1, 2013, Bob Warren, executive vice president and COO, will transition at his request to a non-officer role within the company. Warren will continue to work as an advisor to the senior management team and as a coach to leaders throughout the company, as the Boise said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. "Judy has an exceptional track record of leading her teams to deliver excellent safety, operational, and financial performance," says CEO Alexander Toeldte. "She is also deeply committed to developing people. I know Judy will make strong contributions as she takes on this well-deserved expanded role." Judy began her 30-year career with Boise at the St. Helens, Oregon, mill as a process engineer after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a bachelor's degree in paper science and engineering. She moved to the Vancouver, Washington, mill in 1986 and then to the Portland, Oregon, office as marketing services manager. In 1991, Judy became pulp mill/wood yard superintendent at DeRidder, Louisiana, and in 1994 returned to the Vancouver mill as paper operations manager. After working in a variety of operational and marketing roles, she moved to Boise as general manager of the packaging business in 1997. Judy became an officer in 2000 and senior vice president of the paper business in 2010. Boise Inc. manufactures a wide variety of packaging and paper products. Boise's range of packaging products includes linerboard and corrugating medium, corrugated containers and sheets, and protective packaging products. Boise's paper products include imaging papers for the office and home, printing and converting papers, and papers used in packaging, such as label and release papers.