PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend Paper Corp. has named a paper executive with more 30 years of experience as the new general manager of its Port Townsend mill operation.
Carr Tyndall, currently plant manager for KapStone Paper and Packaging in Summerville, S.C., will assume management of the Port Townsend mill March 30, according to a news release.
Tyndall was not available for comment Tuesday but he plans to meet with the media and the public after his arrival in Port Townsend, according to company spokesperson Emily Hayes.
“We do think that Carr will be interested in talking with the community once he gets here,” Hayes said in an email.
“He has a great track record of working with and being involved in local communities, but we don’t have any specific time set up as of now.”
“We are very excited to have Carr joining us and leading the Port Townsend Paper team to success,” said company Human Resources Manager Felix Vicino.
“We’re confident that he will be a great asset in furthering our safety and production goals and making [Port Townsend Paper Corp.] a world-class organization.”
Tyndall takes over from Roger Hagen, who retired in February after a nearly two-year term during which he was charged with bringing the mill up to a standard where it could be sold, a spokesperson said at the time.
Two weeks before his retirement, the company was sold by GoldenTree Asset Management, a New York-based equity investment firm, to a newly created paper products holding company, Crown Paper Group, created by the investment firm of Lindsay Goldberg.
The Port Townsend mill is the largest private employer in Jefferson County, with an estimated 300 employees.
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Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or cbermant@peninsuladailynews.com.
