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Georgia-Pacific Names Tarek Hallaba President – EMEA Consumer Business
ATLANTA, GA. February 20, 2008 -- Georgia-Pacific LLC announced today that Tarek Hallaba, 55, will join the company as president - EMEA consumer business. He will report to Kathy Walters, executive vice president - global consumer products.
In this key leadership role, Hallaba will have full responsibility for Georgia-Pacific’s consumer business in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and will be based at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Hallaba most recently was president of the global personal care business for Colgate-Palmolive Company. He previously held several key positions with Colgate since joining the company in 1986 including: president - Central Europe/ Russia; marketing vice president - Latin America; general manager - personal care, France; and marketing director - New Zealand. He also worked for Colgate in New York, Egypt and Ivory Coast. He earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s of business administration from the University of South Carolina. "Tarek brings outstanding global experience to our consumer products business worldwide," said Walters. "He has a proven track record of driving outstanding results and leading significant growth for the business. I know he will be a tremendous addition to our executive leadership team." Added Hallaba, "I’m very excited about this opportunity with a quality organization such as Georgia-Pacific. The group has done a great job building a solid business across Europe and I look forward to working together as we continue to focus on the needs of our customers and consumers, and as we further improve and grow the business." Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, building products, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 50,000 people at 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Its familiar consumer tissue brands include Lotus®, Colhogar®, Delica®, Tenderly®, Nouvelle®, and the Vania® brand of personal care products in Europe, as well as Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Vanity Fair®, and the Dixie® brand of tableware in North America. For more information, visit www.gp.com. Media Contact: |
