Miamisburg, Oh., USA - June 15, 2010, Miamisburg, Oh., USA - NewPage Corporation, a paper producer, announced that E. Thomas Curley has resigned as president, CEO and director of NewPage and its affiliates.
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Prior to joining NewPage, Mr. Curley held increasingly responsible P&L roles with four multinational corporations: Rolls-Royce plc, Cooper Cameron Corporation, Caterpillar, Inc., and General Electric Company.
Mr. Curley started his career in 1979 with the General Electric Company (GE) and, over the course of 15 years, held 13 positions in seven different locations, including product line manager for advanced-technology gas turbine for power generation applications and later GM of GE Power Delivery transformer business.
From 1995-1997, Mr. Curley was GM for the worldwide hydraulic business of Caterpillar, Inc. In 1998, he was appointed to vice president and general manager of the Rotating Products segment of Cooper Energy Services, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce plc of London, England, and Cooper Cameron Corporation of Houston, Texas.
Mr. Curley earned his associate degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire, and a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
In addition, NewPage announced that the Boards of Directors of NewPage and its affiliates have accepted the resignations of Mark A. Suwyn as chairman and a director of the companies, and the resignation of Michael Edicola as vice president of human resources.
Mr. Suwyn was chairman and chief executive officer of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation from 1996 until his retirement in 2004. Prior to joining Louisiana-Pacific, from 1992 through 1995, Mr. Suwyn served as a director and executive vice president, Distribution, Specialty Products and Forestlands at International Paper.
From 1967 through 1992, he served in a variety of positions with E.I. DuPont, most recently serving as executive vice president, Medical Products and Imaging Systems prior to his move to International Paper.
Mr. Suwyn earned his doctorate in inorganic chemistry from Washington State University. He is on the board of governors of the Washington State University Foundation and is also a board member of Ballard Power Systems and BlueLinx corporations.
The company also announced the appointment of Robert L. Nardelli as a director and non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors of NewPage and its affiliates. ■