Jun 26, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Clearwater Paper Corporation appointed John D. Hertz as senior vice president, finance and CFO. Hertz will assume the CFO responsibilities on August 6, 2012. He will replace Johnathan D. Hunter who has been serving as interim CFO, and Mr. Hunter’s role and title remains as vice president and controller, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. John D. Hertz will have responsibility for financial reporting and controls, investor relations, risk management, tax and treasury functions. He most recently served as vice president and CFO for Novellus Systems, Inc. Novellus is a semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier with annual sales of approximately $1.6 billion and a category leader. Prior to Novellus, he held senior positions at Intel Corporation including central finance controller of the digital enterprise group, finance controller of the enterprise platform services division and accounting policy controller. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Hertz served as a senior manager with KPMG. “John’s 23-year track record as a successful senior leader in accounting, auditing and finance, combined with his strong investor relations management background, clearly make him a strong addition to our senior management team,” said Gordon Jones, Chairman and CEO. Clearwater Paper manufactures quality consumer tissue, away-from-home tissue, parent roll tissue, machine glazed tissue, bleached paperboard and pulp at 15 manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Canada.