Twin Rivers Paper Company Appoints James Gehrman Chief Executive Officer

South Portland, ME December 20, 2012 Twin Rivers Paper Company, a leader in lightweight specialty packaging, label and publishing papers today announced that James Gehrman, currently President, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective December 31, 2012. He will replace Jeff Dutton who resigned from Twin Rivers Paper Company to accept the role of Senior Vice President at Brookfield Capital Partners.

Mr. Gehrman has worked in the paper industry for nearly thirty years. For the past three years, he was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was appointed President of the Company in March of 2012.

“Jim has proven his ability to drive meaningful results inside and outside the organization,” said Dominic Gammiero, Chairman, Board of Directors, Twin Rivers Paper Company. “The Board is confident in his ability to lead Twin Rivers as it expands its footprint in its target markets and considers new markets and applications.”

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Twin Rivers Paper Company is an integrated specialty paper company that manufactures packaging, label and publishing products for targeted markets and applications. The company has operations in Maine and New Brunswick. For more information, visit us on the web at www.twinriverspaper.com.