RockTenn’s Jim Rubright Named 2008 CEO of the Year

BOSTON—RISI, an information provider for the global forest products industry, announced that RockTenn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Rubright has been selected as this year’s RISI North American CEO of the Year for the forest products industry.

Each year, RISI surveys investment analysts and portfolio managers to make nominations for the award based on such criteria as leadership, vision and strategic accomplishment. The 2008 award will be presented to Rubright on Sept. 15 at the 23rd North American Forest Products Conference in Boston, Mass. Rubright will also deliver the keynote address and participate in a CEO Panel at the event. He joins other industry leaders such as Mike Covey, CEO, Potlatch; Lynn Michaelis, vice president, markets and economic research, Weyerhaeuser; and Peter Meirs, vice president, production technologies, Time Inc.