Mar 27, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. NewPage Corporation announced Curtis H. Short will join the company effective April 1, 2009 as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (CAO). In this position, Mr. Short will be responsible for managing the corporate accounting and reporting process and ensuring that all financial statements and filings are accurate, complete and timely. In addition, he will make certain that corporate-wide accounting policies and appropriate controls are in place in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and work with operations and other finance functions to improve accounting and reporting capabilities, as the company informed Lesprom Network. Reporting to David Prystash, senior vice president and CFO, Mr. Short brings a wealth of experience to NewPage from holding key positions within a large, complex business such as the Ford Motor Company and as a senior leader of a mid-market company, Raytech Corporation, with $225 million in revenue. In his most recent position of senior vice president and CFO at Raytech Corporation, Mr. Short focused on driving improved results, enhancing the timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting, ensuring adequate financing of the business, and ultimately on the divestiture of Raytech's operating companies. NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $4.4 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. The company's product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers.