Where vision meets experience:
our executive team.

Gordon L. Jones
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Gordon Jones was elected president and chief executive officer for Clearwater Paper in 2008 and has served as chairman since 2010. Before joining Clearwater Paper, Jones accrued more than 30 years of experience in the pulp and paper industry, serving as president, chief executive officer, and director for Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc., and in a number of executive positions with Smurfit-Stone and its predecessor companies. Jones also served in several manufacturing manager roles at Procter & Gamble Paper Products in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Linda K. Massman
President,  Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Linda Massman was elected vice president and chief financial officer for Clearwater Paper in 2008, and named president and chief operating officer in November 2011. Before joining Clearwater Paper, Ms. Massman was group vice president, finance and corporate planning, for SUPERVALU Inc. Previous to that, Ms. Massman worked as a business strategy consultant for Accenture. Ms. Massman has accrued more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance and business strategy development.

Michael T. Edicola
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Michael T. Edicola was elected vice president of human resources for Clearwater Paper in 2011.  Before joining Clearwater Paper, Mr. Edicola accrued more than 30 years of experience serving in senior level human resources positions with BE Aerospace, Newpage Corporation, Baxter International, Zebra Technologies and General Electric.

Thomas A. Colgrove
Senior Vice President, President Pulp and Paperboard Division

Thomas Colgrove was elected vice president of pulp and paperboard for Clearwater Paper in 2009. Prior to joining Clearwater Paper, Colgrove served as senior director, family care products, for Kimberly Clark Corporation, where he worked for 25 years.

Robert P. DeVleming
Senior Vice President, President Consumer Products Division

Robert DeVleming was elected vice president of consumer products for Clearwater Paper in 2008. He was an officer of Potlatch Corporation, our predecessor company, beginning in 1999, after working for that company for 20 years.

Michael S. Gadd
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Michael Gadd was elected general counsel and corporate secretary for Clearwater Paper in 2008. Gadd joined Potlatch Corporation, the predecessor to Clearwater Paper, as associate general counsel in 2006. Prior to that, Gadd served as an attorney with Perkins Coie, Ater Wyne LLP and LeBoeuf Lamb Leiby and MacRae.