Owens Corning has elected John D. Williams, President and chief executive officer of Domtar Corporation, to the company’s Board of Directors effective 30 November 2011.
Owens Corning has announced that John D. Williams, President and chief executive officer of Domtar Corporation, has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors effective 30 November 2011. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Domtar is one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers and marketers of uncoated freesheet paper, and a leading manufacturer and marketer of pulp in North America.
“We are delighted to welcome John to our Board of Directors,” said Owens Corning Chairman and chief executive officer Mike Thaman. “We look forward to benefiting from the broad perspective and leadership experience that he brings to our company.”
Williams has served as President and chief executive officer, and a director of Domtar since joining the company in 2009. From 2000 to 2008, he served in senior executive positions with SCA Packaging Ltd. and SCA Packaging Europe, among Europe’s largest producers of containerboard paper used for the manufacturing of corrugated box products. During this period, he served as president of SCA Packaging Europe, from 2005 to 2008, and as regional managing director for the company’s UK and Ireland operations from 2000 to 2004. Prior to joining SCA Packaging, Williams held a number of increasingly senior positions in sales, marketing, management and operations with Rexam PLC; Packaging Resources, Inc.; Huhtamaki; Alberto Culver (U.K.) Ltd.; and MARS Group.