COMPANY

Large paper manufacturing firm, formed 1928 by the union of Zellerbach Corporation (founded 1924 in San Francisco by Isadore Zellerbach) and Crown Willamette. Acquired in 1986 by the James River Company. That became the Fort James Corporation in 1997, which was then itself acquired by Georgia Pacific in 2000.

Industry:
Resources

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James David Zellerbach	Business	17-Jan-1892	1963	US Ambassador to Italy, 1957-60

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edgar H. Grubb	Business	c. 1940		CFO of Transamerica, 1993-99
James P. Mitchell	Government	12-Nov-1900	19-Oct-1964	US Secretary of Labor, 1953-61
Norman H. Wesley	Business	1949		CEO of Fortune Brands, 1999-2008

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James P. Mitchell	Government	12-Nov-1900	19-Oct-1964	US Secretary of Labor, 1953-61

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nancy H. Handel	Business	c. 1950		CFO of Applied Materials, 2004-06

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