Michelman CEO Steven J. Shifman Elected to TAPPI Board of Directors

TAPPI recently announced that Steven J. Shifman, president and CEO of Michelman Inc., has been elected to serve on the 2012-2014 TAPPI board of directors. Shifman will begin his three-year term in March 2012. As a TAPPI board member, Shifman's duties will include determining policies and providing guidance on the overall affairs of the association.

Since joining Michelman in 1992, Shifman has held multiple corporate positions in sales management, business unit management, chief financial officer, and since 2003 has been president and CEO. He has an active community portfolio serving, or having served, on the boards of various civic, philanthropic and arts organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and the Mayerson Jewish Community Center where he is currently the board president.

TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries and publisher of Paper360. Through information exchange, trusted content and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster and more cost-effective ways of doing business.

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