2013 Spring Meeting. Connecting Industry Leaders to Improve Industry Performance. Don Cesar Hotel February 27 - March 1, 2013 St. Petersburg, Florida

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1 2013 Spring Meeting Connecting Industry Leaders to Improve Industry Performance Don Cesar Hotel February 27 - March 1, 2013 St. Petersburg, Florida

2 2013 ASPI Spring Meeting C onnect with your peers and learn from industry experts at the ASPI 2013 Spring Meeting, which will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 27 - March 1, 2013 at the Don Cesar Hotel. ASPI meetings are designed with two primary objectives: to feature speakers that provide valuable take-aways and to provide ample networking opportunities. As busy executives, ASPI members all face compressed time schedules and demanding workloads, so ASPI works to efficiently combine an excellent meeting program with an excellent venue, giving members a compelling reason to attend. The Spring Meeting program will begin with a traditional social hour and welcome dinner in a relaxed atmosphere on Wednesday evening. All attendees, their guests, and speakers are welcome to attend. The formal meeting program begins Thursday morning with a networking breakfast followed by the President s welcome. Attendees will then hear from different speakers including Alexander Toeldte, President and CEO of Boise; Bob Snyder, President and CEO of Orchids Fine Paper and Mark Watkins Senior Vice President, technology, MeadWestVaco. Thursday s program also includes lunch followed by round table discussions. On Friday, the program continues with perspectives and will conclude with the ASPI Business Meeting, which is open to all attendees. Program breaks, two event receptions and dinners, roundtable discussions and other activities provide ample opportunity for participants to network and further discuss industry issues. All ASPI activities follow strict Antitrust guidelines and operate according to ASPI By-laws

3 ASPI Spring 2013 * February 27 March 1, 2013 Wednesday, February 27, :00 5:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only) 6:30-9:30 PM Social Hour, Welcome Dinner Thursday, February 28, :30 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast for Attendees 8:30 8:45 AM President s Welcome and Self-Introductions 8:45 9:30 AM Alexander Toeldte President and CEO, Boise Inc. 9:30 10:15 AM Bob Snyder President and CEO, Orchids Paper Products 10:15 10:45 AM Break 10:45 11:45 AM Late Morning Session 11:45 Lunch 12:30 2:30 PM Roundtable Discussions 1:00 6:00 PM Afternoon Activities 7:00 PM Reception 7:30 10:00 PM Dinner Friday, March 1, :30 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast for Attendees 8:00 8:45 AM Mark Watkins Senior Vice President, Technology, MeadWestvaco 8:45 9:30 AM Michael L. Newsom Managing Director, Qorval 9:30 10:00 AM Break 10:00 11:00 AM Chip Dillon Partner, Vertical Research Partners 11:00 11:30 AM ASPI Business Meeting (open to all) 11:30 AM Program Concludes 12:00 1:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)

4 Speakers C.A. (Chip) Dillon, III Partner Vertical Research Partners C.A. (Chip) Dillon, III is a Partner at Vertical Research Partners covering the Global Paper and Packaging Industry. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and consistently ranks highly in the major polls/surveys of U.S. Paper and Packaging Analysts, including a #1 ranking on eight occasions in the Institutional Investor (II) poll. In addition, Chip is the only U.S. Paper and Packaging Analyst to be inducted into The Wall Street Journal Analyst Hall of Fame. Chip was named the top stock picking analyst in the General Industries category in its annual Best on the Street rankings in That year, Chip also was recognized as the #1 Stock Picker and Earnings Estimator by StarMine. A Wall Street veteran, Chip has covered the industrial space for more than two decades. He joined Vertical Research in July 2011 after serving as a Managing Director at Credit Suisse and prior to that, Citigroup Investment Research. He also worked at First Manhattan Co. and J.P. Morgan Investment Management. Born in Raleigh, NC, Chip earned a BS from the University of North Carolina in 1980, and an MBA from Columbia University in Chip and his wife, Margaret, have five children and reside in the suburbs of New York City. He works out of the firm s New York City office. When not engaged in his investment research work, Chip remains busy keeping up with his children s activities, community and church commitments, sports and traveling. John F. Isbell Partner Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Business Litigation John is a partner in the Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy practice group and is based in the firm's Atlanta office. He concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency law, including insolvency-related commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. John represents secured lenders, debtors/borrowers, official committees of unsecured creditors, landlords, and other parties in interest in relation to, among other things, bankruptcy cases, receivership litigation, workouts, restructurings and state court foreclosures and confirmation proceedings. John frequently lectures on bankruptcy and commercial litigation topics before bar and trade groups, as well as continuing legal education programs. John is admitted to practice in the states of Georgia and Alabama.

5 Speakers Michael L. Newsom President Qorval Creditor Recover Services, LLC Michael L. Newsom is the President of Qorval Creditor Recover Services, LLC ("Qorval CRS"). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Toledo. Mr. Newsom has extensive experience in financial analysis, strategic and capital planning, process engineering, production management, and environmental affairs. In 2011 Mr. Newsom, along with two colleagues, formed Qorval CRS to continue working on cases carried over from Bridge and to focus on moving forward in direction similar to that which was charted while at Bridge. Mr. Newsom was a feature speaker at the 2012 ABI Southeast Conference discussing the attributes of his mathematical model used for determining Ordinary Course of Business with respect to preferences. He has also sponsored environmental and engineering seminars, conducted environmental training sessions and written white papers on such subjects as marginal cost/marginal revenue approach to maximizing profits, analysis of unit variables for profit models, use of discounted cash flow analysis for project selection, annual EPA hazardous waste training, PID and statistical process control, Title V air emissions permitting, and the maximization of asset value in facility decommissioning. He has also been a repeat guest speaker at the International Glass Conference on production related issues. Bob Snyder President and CEO Orchids Paper Products. Bob Snyder began his career in the Pulp and Paper industry in Since then, he has held senior management positions in multi-machine, multi-site manufacturing facilities, nationally and internationally. He is currently the President and CEO of Orchids Paper Products (AMEX: TIS), a fully integrated manufacturer of tissue products, primarily for the at-home private label market. Previously, he worked for Kruger, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, an operation comprised of a newsprint mill, timberlands and a power generation facility; and served as General Manager of KTG USA, an integrated paper manufacturer of premium grade tissue and a subsidiary of Kruger. Snyder is a past President of PIMA (Paper Industry Management Association), and presently am serving as a Board member of TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industries). Snyder has been married more than 42 years, and has 2 grown children. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, golf, wine tasting and movies.

6 Speakers Louis Solimine Partner Thompson Hine LLP Louis Solimine is a partner in the Cincinnati office of Thompson Hine LLP and a member of the firm's Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group. Mr. Solimine has over 25 years experience representing lenders, vendors, landlords and tenants in bankruptcy cases through the United States. Most recently, he has been involved in, among many others, AbitibiBowater, Crabtree & Evelyn, Circuit City, Eddie Bauer, General Motors, Marcal Paper, Mervyn's, NewPage, Ritz Cameras and Tribune Company. Mr. Solimine is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy-related issues and is recognized annually in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers. Alexander Toeldte President and Chief Executive Officer Boise Inc Mr. Toeldte has served as the company s president and chief executive officer and a director since February Mr. Toeldte joined Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C., in early October 2005 as president of the company s Packaging and Newsprint segment and, in late October 2005, became its executive vice president, Paper and Packaging and Newsprint segments. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Toeldte was chair of Algonac Limited, a private management and consulting firm based in Auckland, New Zealand. Mr. Toeldte s previous experience includes: serving as executive vice president of Fonterra Co-operative Group, Ltd., and chief executive officer of Fonterra Enterprises (Fonterra, based in New Zealand, is a global dairy company); previously, Mr. Toeldte served in various capacities with Fletcher Challenge Limited Group (formerly one of the largest companies in New Zealand with holdings in paper, forestry, building materials, and energy), including as chief executive officer of Fletcher Challenge Building and as chief executive officer of Fletcher Challenge Paper, both of which were publicly traded units of the Fletcher Challenge Limited Group; and Mr. Toeldte served as a partner at McKinsey & Company in Toronto, Brussels, Montreal, and Stockholm. Mr. Toeldte is the chairman of the board of directors of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). Mr. Toeldte studied economics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany, and received an M.B.A. from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

7 Speakers Mark Watkins Senior Vice President MeadWestvaco Corporation Mr. Watkins is senior vice president of MeadWestvaco Corporation with responsibility for corporate engineering, stewardship, sustainability, safety, health and environmental. Previously he served as vice president of technology for the Mead Corporation. Mr. Watkins joined Mead in 1997 as vice president of Michigan operations for the Publishing Paper Division, where he had oversight of the Escanaba, Michigan paper mill and related woodland and sawmill operations. In 1999, he was promoted to vice president of human resources and organizational development for the newly combined Paper Division. Beyond his duties to ensure a successful reorganization of the division, he served as the lead management sponsor for the division s ERP implementation project. Mr. Watkins was appointed vice president of technology for Mead in As a member of the corporate executive management committee, his responsibilities included the functions of central research, central engineering and the corporate safety, health and environmental group. Mr. Watkins began his career in the paper industry in 1977 when he joined Union Camp at its Franklin, Virginia mill as a process engineer. In 1989, Mr. Watkins was named operations manager of the Eastover mill and managed the start-up of a $750 million expansion of the mill, including a new chemical recovery line, fiber line, market pulp dryer and paper machine. Mr. Watkins was promoted to resident manager of the Eastover mill in 1991 and served as the senior management representative for Union Camp in South Carolina. He served as a member of the division s multifunction management team, participating in strategic and business planning, as well as leadership in the division s total quality implementation and order management system redesign. The Association of Suppliers to the Paper Industry (ASPI) ASPI is dedicated to providing events and initiatives of value to its members. As the paper industry transforms in response to globalization and other economic drivers, it is critical that suppliers remain aligned with the strategic objectives of their customers. The ASPI Customer Alignment Initiative provides an opportunity for ASPI members to collectively meeting with their customers as they share their corporate directions.

8 Hotel Information Loews Don CeSar Hotel 3400 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach, Florida Special ASPI Meeting Rates $255 per night + $4 resort fee Hotel Website Registration Registration is $835 for ASPI members and $1200 for non-members. For more details or to join ASPI, visit Register by February 4 to ensure a discounted rate at the hotel. Hotel reservations after this date may not be available or may be at a much higher rate. Cancellation Registration: A 10% processing fee will be charged on cancellations received before February 4, Except in an emergency, refunds cannot be made after this date as ASPI must guarantee functions. Hotel: 72 hour notice must be given to cancel any hotel reservations without penalty. Spouse Program The ASPI Spring Meeting includes a variety of activities for spouses and guests. ASPI attendees regularly bring guests to enjoy the pleasant location, and the opportunity to extend their stay and enjoy a relaxing weekend. The spouse program will offer several group activities, or participants are welcome to explore on their own. All paid spouse/guest program attendees are welcome to participate in the receptions and dinners and any Spouse Program activities. Questions For more information on ASPI or the Fall Meeting, please feel free to call Eric Fletty, Executive Director, efletty@aspinet.org or phone or Colleen Walker, Director of Member Relations at cwalker@aspinet.org or phone