Feb 18, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. Wausau Paper appointed Henry C. Newell to the position of executive vice president and COO effective March 1, 2011, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Mr. Newell joined Wausau Paper Corp. in 2007 as vice president-business development and was promoted to the position of senior vice president-specialty products as of January 2009. He assumed the role of senior vice president-paper when the company consolidated its specialty products and printing and writing business segments in January of 2010. “Since joining Wausau Paper in September 2007 Hank has been a significant contributor to the success of the company, initially through the assessment and refinement of strategic initiatives within our business segments, and more recently through an effective consolidation of our paper businesses and the establishment of successful growth strategies for the new segment’s core markets,” said Thomas J. Howatt, President and CEO. “His extensive industry experience and strengths in strategy development, coupled with his knowledge of specialty paper markets, make him ideally suited for this new role.” Wausau Paper produces and markets specialty papers for industrial, commercial and consumer end markets as well as a complete line of away-from-home towel and tissue products.