Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp., Northbrook, Ill. USA, announced that its board of directors has elected Robert J. Bahash and Maurice Reznik as directors of the company. Bahash was elected as a Class A director with a term expiring at the annual shareholders meeting in May 2016. Reznik was elected as a Class C director with a term expiring at the annual shareholders meeting in May 2015.

 

Bahash was the president of McGraw-Hill Education from November 2010 until his retirement in June 2012. Prior to that time, he served as EVP and CFO of the McGraw-Hill Companies for 22 years. 

 

Reznik held the office of CEO and was a member of the Board of Directors of Maidenform Inc. from 2008 until the sale of Maidenform earlier this year. He served as the company's president from 1998 to 2008.

 

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. is the fifth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products and is the largest kraft paper producer in the U.S. The company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corp. and KapStone Container Corp.