Vice President, Paper Sales & Marketing
Christophe Kusel
Vice President, Paper Sales & Marketing
Christophe brings previous industry experience having worked for Abitibi Consolidated, International Paper and Stora Enso and leads Catalyst’s sales efforts in Latin America. He brings 19 years of past experience in a variety of sales and management positions, for a wide range of products, and in the US, Canadian and Asian markets. Most recently, Christophe served as Director of Sales of Northeast US and Eastern Canada for NewPage. Christophe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Hobart College and Master of Arts degrees in French Studies from the University at Albany and New York University.
Phone: 908-334-6235
Director, Specialty Sales
Susan Joyce
Director, Specialty Sales
Susan Joyce has been working in the specialty papers market for over 20 years. She began her career in New York with Westvaco Corporation and went on to sell both solid bleached sulphate and fine paper products in the US. Her more recent focus was to expand the flexible packaging platform for Verso and Pixelle Specialty Papers. Susan has sold pressure sensitive label & liner, direct thermal/thermal transfer, and flexible packaging products. She is the recipient of several awards for Exceptional Achievement & Excellence, and has a bachelor’s degree from Stonehill College, Easton, MA. Susan lives near Boston and serves as a member of St. Mary’s Parish Pastoral Council in Danvers, MA.
Phone: 508-868-0098
Director, Sales
Gary Dow
Director, Sales
Gary’s career has spanned print manufacturing and sales, paper making, sourcing, pharmaceutical industry and advertising. Holding positions with the L.P. Thebault Company (Mittera Group), Domtar, Finch, Rolland, Bristol Myers Squibb and Coyne Communications. Gary has focused on building brand loyalty in the premium print and paper market segments. Gary did his undergraduate studies at Pratt Institute, NYC concentration in Graphic Design and Illustration.
Phone: 605-484-5866
Manager, Specialty Sales
Ryan McGraw
Manager, Specialty Sales
Ryan has over 15 years of experience in the paper packaging and printing industry which adds depth and resources that support Paper Excellence’s growing specialty grade product line. His span of experience in the industry covers multiple roles such as technical service, product development and sales. Ryan is an experienced technical sales representative with a demonstrated history of working in the paper and forest products industry. Most recently, Ryan’s focus has been primarily on specialty papers and product development. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Imaging Arts and Sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Sales Representative
Byron Wu
Sales Representative
Based at head office in Richmond, British Columbia, Byron has been part of the Catalyst Paper Sales team for over five and a half years. He began his career at Catalyst immediately after finishing university where he studied forestry and earned a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Forest Resource Management at the University of British Columbia. He later resumed his education at the BCIT School of Business. Byron started in the customer service group and soon became a senior level customer service representative. He was then promoted to customer service supervisor. Byron has taken on every challenge presented to him, led multiple efforts to improve order fulfillment and inventory management, as well as supporting some of Catalyst’s most strategic customer relationships. Recently, Byron’s primary focus has been on specialty papers as sales representative.
Director, Technical Customer Service
Dave Dauncey
Director, Technical Customer Service
Dave Dauncey is a graduate of Algonquin College’s Graphic Arts Printing and has an extensive hands-on career in the paper and printing industry as well as a broad knowledge of paper applications. Dave’s paper and printing career spans over 45 years beginning at E.B. Eddy and Domtar Paper serving in roles as Quality Assurance Manager and Technical Service Manager at the mills and in the field servicing customer needs. He also worked as QA Director, Plant Manager and VP Manufacturing at one of the largest full-service print plants in Eastern Canada with a broad range of web, sheetfed presses and bindery. Dave is based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Phone: 343-462-1513
Email: Dave.Dauncey@paperexcellence.com
Technical Customer Service
Adrian Aguilar
Technical Customer Service
Adrian has worked 18 years as a Technical Customer Service Representative covering the Western Region of North America and all of Latin America for Stora Enso North America and NewPage. Prior to this, Adrian has worked extensively for 25 years in a press room holding various positions of progression, from press operator, to press room manager, and on to plant operations. Adrian is based in Los Angeles.
Phone: 909-964-7858