International Paper names Austin Lance Vice President and General Manager Foodservice

MEMPHIS, Tenn., August, 25, 2005 -- International Paper Foodservice Business today announced the appointment of Austin Lance as Vice President and General Manager. 

Mr. Lance began his career with International Paper in the Coated and SC Papers business, holding positions in sales management, marketing and product development management and general manager.   Most recently, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Converting Papers business. 

Before joining IP in 1995,  Austin spent 22 years with Mead Corporation, serving in a variety of sales, marketing, financial and operations positions.

Austin serves on the Board of Nextier, and is a member of the Printing & Writing Executive Committee of AFPA.  He is former chairman of International Paper’s United Way campaign, former board member of IDEAlliance and former member of the Strategic Long Range Planning Committee of EMA .  

He received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee (1972) and an MBA in Management from the University of Dayton (1979).