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Fibre maker INVISTA appoints three members to its BOD

09 Jan '06

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As three Koch company executives accept roles at Georgia-Pacific Corporation and depart the INVISTA Board of Directors, three new INVISTA Board members have been appointed, effective immediately.

Jeff Gentry, President of Koch Mineral Services and Koch Industries Inc board member will now serve as Chairman of INVISTA's board. Gentry joined Koch Carbon Inc in 1983.

In 1994, he was promoted to President of Koch Carbon; that business later broadened in scope as the Koch Minerals group. In 2005, Gentry became a member of Koch Industries' Board of Directors.

Jeff Walker will continue as president, CEO and a director of INVISTA, reporting to its board.

In addition, Jim Mahoney, KII Vice President -- operations excellence and compliance, and Mark Humphrey, KII Vice President -- tax services, have joined the INVISTA Board of Directors.

Mahoney began his career at Koch in 1988 and previously served as Executive Vice President of operations for Flint Hills Resources.

Humphrey joined Koch in 1995, before which he held positions at the Treasury Department, Price Waterhouse and Hallmark Cards.

Those resigning from INVISTA's Board of Directors are: Joe Moeller, formerly President and Chief Operating Officer for Koch Industries Inc, and now President and Chief Executive Officer for Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Bill Caffey, formerly Executive Vice President of Koch Industries for operations, now serving as Executive Vice President, operations and compliance for Georgia-Pacific; and Tye Darland, formerly Vice President and co-general counsel of Koch Industries, now Senior Vice President -- general counsel for Georgia-Pacific.

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