Mr. Costenbader stated, "Miami is the ideal location for enhancing our activity in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and parts of South America."
Andrew Friedman will assume the role of Managing Director, in addition to his role as President of Gould Paper South. Gerardo Poucell will be appointed Sales Director.
Mr. Friedman commented, "Adding the export platform of Price & Pierce to the domestic business of Gould Paper South is the right model for this particular market."
Founded in 1924 and headquartered in New York City, Gould Paper Corporation is one of North America's three largest distributors of printing and business papers.
In 2010, Japan Pulp and Paper (JPP) purchased a 51 % ownership position in Gould. With this acquisition, Gould, in concert with JPP, has offices in virtually every major city throughout the world with revenues in excess of $5 billion.
