
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

Vice President Paper Sales, Canada

Peter Hart
Vice President Paper Sales, Canada
Peter has 35 years of experience in pulp and paper sales and marketing. He started his career in 1984 with British Columbia Forest Products, one of the predecessor companies of Catalyst Paper, in the role of Canadian Newsprint Sales Representative. He progressed through a number of different roles in both the paper sales and pulp sales side of the business, reaching the level of VP Pulp Sales in 2005. Peter returned to Catalyst and Paper Excellence in October 2019. Peter is a graduate of Queens University.
Phone: 778-686-4572

Vice President, Paper & Packaging Sales

Sarah Walters
Vice President, Paper & Packaging Sales
Sarah Walters brings more than 15 years of experience in sales and marketing, having worked at a variety of paper mills including NewPage, Verso and most recently as a sales director at ND Paper. She has managed a variety of customers including brokers, merchants, printers, direct and specialty accounts. She has an intense focus on growing markets and an ability to adapt in ever changing landscapes. Sarah has an undergraduate in business management and a master’s degree in Management, Innovation and Change from Wright State University. She resides in Troy, OH with her husband and children.
Phone: 937-572-2620

Vice President, Specialty Sales

Jean Buckwalter
Vice President, Specialty Sales
Jean Marie is responsible for Specialty Sales with a focus on increasing our share of specialty paper products and commercializing new products. Jean brings two decades of specialty paper sales experience in Canada and the U.S. She also brings a strong background in consultative selling techniques and a proven record of selling value-added products. Jean holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Neumann College in Aston, PA. She is based in Philadelphia.
Phone: 610-506-6655

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

China Sales Director, Paper & Packaging Sales

Sarah Wang
China Sales Director, Paper & Packaging Sales
Sarah Wang brings more than 16 years of experience in sales and marketing, having worked at a variety of companies including paper mills and numerous international trading houses. She has a wide range of product knowledge spanning from industrial packaging paper to food packaging and specialties. Sarah has the ability to adapt to different corporate cultures, quick market changes and has a strong understanding of market sentiments and trends. She holds a master’s degree in Finance and Business Administration, both from SUN YAT-SEN University in Guangdong, China. She services the Chinese market and resides in Guangzhou.

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