Mar 19, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. NewPage Corporation announced that Roger P. Hagan has accepted the position of Wickliffe mill manager, reporting to Mark Lukacs, vice president, fine paper operations. Mr. Hagan will be assuming this new role effective March 24, 2008. Mr. Hagan was most recently general manager at Smurfit-Stone's Hodge, Louisiana mill and worked for Smurfit-Stone and their predecessor company Jefferson Smurfit for more than 20 years. He also worked in seven different mills from Florida to Illinois in his career, with five of these assignments in the general manager role. “I am very pleased to have Roger joining NewPage. He brings great experience along with a solid set of values which will position him as a leader in our organization and help guide the Wickliffe team into the future,” said Mark Lukacs, vice president, fine paper operations. NewPage Corporation is the largest printing paper manufacturer in North America. The company's product portfolio includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers.