Berkowitz began his career in 1970 with Central Paper Co., which was founded by his grandfather in Newark, N.J., in 1920. Berkowitz joined Gould in 2007 after the sale of Central Lewmar in 2005 to private equity investors. At the time of the sale, he was Central Lewmar's chairman and CEO.
Founded in 1924, Gould has revenues in excess of $1 billion and is one of North America's four largest distributors of printing and business papers. In 2010, Japan Pulp and Paper purchased a 51% ownership position in Gould.
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