Oct 12, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. AbitibiBowater Inc. has appointed Silvana Travaglini as vice president and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 15, 2011, as ForestTalk reported. Mrs. Travaglini was previously employed with Société générale de financement du Québec, or “SGF,” where she served as vice president and controller from 2001 to 2011. Mrs. Travaglini will replace Joseph B. Johnson, currently senior vice president, finance and chief accounting officer, who will step down as chief accounting officer on November 15, 2011 and will then enter a transition period with the company. AbitibiBowater is a global leader in the forest products industry, producing a diverse range of products, including newsprint, commercial printing papers, market pulp and wood products.