May 20, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation announced that John Murphy has been named to the position of Senior Vice President and CFO. Murphy succeeds Chuck Hinrichs, who has announced his intent to pursue other career opportunities, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. “John’s strong strategic, financial and operations background, and his proven ability to drive results, will be instrumental in helping us successfully emerge from our restructuring and achieve our long-term financial goals,” said Patrick J. Moore, Chairman and CEO. “We welcome him to our company, and wish Chuck all the best in his future endeavors.” From 1998 through 2008, Murphy served in key executive roles with Accuride Corporation of Evansville, IN, most recently as President and CEO, and as a member of its Board of Directors. During his tenure with Accuride, he also served as President and COO; CFO; and executive Vice President. He has also held key leadership positions with North American Stainless, Inc., Armco, Inc. and Corning, Inc. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Murphy will be relocating to the St. Louis area. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is one of the industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers, and one of the world’s largest paper recyclers.