Pixelle Specialty Solutions appoints new CEO

Pixelle Specialty Solutions names Timothy R. Hess Chief Executive Officer, Papnews reports.

Mr. Hess has served as President of Pixelle since 2018, when the company was created through private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg’s acquisition of Glatfelter’s Specialty Papers Business Unit.

Pixelle is one of the largest specialty paper producers in North America with annual sales of more than $825 million and 728,000 tons. Pixelle has industry-leading positions in food contact papers, high speed inkjet papers, release liners, carbonless and forms, envelope paper, greeting cards, trade book paper, and playing cards.

The company operates two integrated mills (Spring Grove, PA and Chillicothe, OH), converting operations (Fremont, OH), and woodyard operations (Delmar, MD; Piketon, OH; and Washington, WV).

Pixelle Specialty Solutions is headquartered in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.