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Steven J. Klinger was appointed Smurfit-Stone’s president and chief operating officer May 11, 2006. Klinger has spent his entire professional career in the paperboard and packaging industry. Prior to joining Smurfit-Stone, Klinger spent 23 years working at Georgia Pacific Corporation, most recently as executive vice president, packaging, responsible for the containerboard, packaging, pulp and kraft business units.
At Georgia Pacific, he held numerous management roles of increasing responsibility, including executive vice president and president packaging from 2003-05; president packaging & containerboard sales/logistics from 2002-03; president packaging from 2001-02; and vice president packaging operations from 2000-01.
Klinger, 47, served as chairman of the Fibre Box Association. He is a board member of the International Corrugated Case Association, Atlanta Academy, the Corr Alliance, and Georgia State University Board of Advisors.
He is a graduate of Georgia State, where he earned his B.B.A. in accounting. | 