Personnel Notes

ShearCore appoints new service manager

ShearCore, a division of Superior, Wisconsin-based Exodus Global, has announced that Tim Jacobson has been named service manager. He will be the primary liaison between customers and ShearCore’s field service, inside sales, outside sales, engineering and operations departments.

Jacobson brings more than 20 years of experience in mechanical repair, ShearCore says. Most recently, he served as the mobile equipment shop planner at U.S. Steel-Minntac, where he supported the equipment department through strategic workflow management, including sublet coordination, repair dispatch, appointment scheduling, warranty and claims pricing and authorization clearances. Jacobson also was responsible for developing maintenance schedules, 5S projects and hazard elimination projects that ensured job site safety for standard operating procedures.

“I am absolutely thrilled and honored to be a part of a company with such a strong team atmosphere and the desire to make the working experience not only productive but also fun,” Jacobson says. “Thank you, again, for the opportunity, and I cannot wait to become an integrated member of this team.”

ShearCore Vice President of Service Brian Hawn says, “I can’t be more excited to have Tim join our ShearCore team. He brings a wealth of experience to not only help service our customers and dealers and ultimately reduce overall downtime but will also be a direct liaison for customer feedback and provide data to our engineering/manufacturing team in order to continue to build the best product for our customers’ needs.”

ShearCore offers a product line for the recycling and demolition industries that includes its Fortress mobile shears and concrete processors, manufactured in Superior.

IP announces leadership changes, organizational shifts

Memphis, Tennessee-based packaging, pulp and paper producer International Paper (IP) has announced changes to its executive team as well as organizational shifts. The company says the moves “enhance agility in serving customers and driving profitable growth.”

Greg Wanta, senior vice president of IP’s North American container business, will retire after 31 years with IP. “Greg led the North American container business since 2016, and his contributions to the company are foundational to our growth plans,” CEO Mark Sutton says.

Tom Hamic has been named senior vice president of North American Container as well as chief commercial officer. Hamic has been with International Paper since 1991 and served in a variety of sales, marketing and strategy leadership roles. Most recently, the company says Hamic led significant commercial and financial improvements in its Global Cellulose Fibers business.

Other leadership changes include appointing Jay Royalty to senior vice president of Containerboard and Recycling and Clay Ellis to senior vice president of Global Cellulose Fibers.

“These moves reflect our leadership bench strength,” Sutton says. “Each of these business leaders have demonstrated strategic agility and drive in achieving industry-leading results.”

The IP board of directors also approved the addition of two executives to Sutton’s leadership team.

Aimee Gregg has been elected senior vice president of Supply Chain and Information Technology. Gregg joined the company in 2002 and most recently served as vice president and general manager of Containerboard and Recycling.

Allison Magness also joins the team, having been elected senior vice president of Manufacturing and Environment, Health and Safety. Magness joined IP in 2000 and most recently was vice president of South Area, North American Container.

“These functional roles have an increasingly important impact in differentiating the company’s performance and in improving the customer experience,” Sutton says. “Aimee and Allison bring capabilities and perspective that will be key in accelerating initiatives that support business strategies. I’m excited about what’s next for our company with the diverse talent and perspective of our senior leaders guiding plans to build a better [International Paper].”