Jim Rubright

NORCROSS, Ga.—RockTenn was named a 2009 “Supplier of the Year,” P&G’s highest honor in the global supplier category. RockTenn was one of only seven companies named “Supplier of the Year” among P&G’s 80,000 global suppliers.

NORCROSS, Ga.—RockTenn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Rubright was named the first-ever Global CEO of the Year at the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards held October 28, 2009 in Munich, Germany.

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

SHANGHAI, China—The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) participated in the third CEO roundtable of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) held this month in Shanghai, China. More than 70 CEOs and association leaders attended the meeting to address issues of common interest including sustainability, climate change, and energy. Representing U.S. interests at the roundtable were Jim Rubright, chairman and CEO, Rock-Tenn Co.; John Luke, chairman and CEO, MeadWestvaco; Peter Mertz, CEO and partner, Global Forest Partners; Alexander Toeldte, executive vice president, Boise Cascade; Renren Zhang, managing director, China, Weyerhaeuser Co.; and Donna Harman, acting president and CEO, AF&PA. At the

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Juanita D. Duggan, President and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), and Jim Rubright, CEO of Rock-Tenn Company, participated in a press conference today at AF&PA’s 130th Annual Paper Week in which they spoke about Congressional climate change legislation as well as recovered fiber and international competitiveness issues. On the issue of climate change, Duggan commented, “Congress will be forced to consider the trade competitiveness issues around climate change legislation. The fact is that other nations with high-emitting industries are under no regulatory obligations. Many of those countries currently engage in unfair trading practices, giving those same nations a