Sales

Bruce started in the paper industry right after college more than 35 years ago in his home town of International Falls, MN. After 10+ years in a number of management positions in the paper mill, he began his technical service and sales career in uncoated freesheet and carbonless papers for several mills with Boise Cascade. For nearly 25 years he has been involved in newsprint and groundwood specialties sales, technical service and sales management for several companies with mills in central and eastern Canada and the eastern U.S. Bruce was very pleased to join the Catalyst newsprint sales team when Catalyst Paper purchased the Snowflake, AZ newsprint mill in early 2008. He is based in the Phoenix, AZ office.

Paul Gordon is the leader of Catalyst's directory team, with well over 30 years of experience in the paper business. Beginning his career with Crown Zellerbach in 1974, Paul has sold everything — from waxed paper to coffee filter paper to linerboard. His responsibilities now include managing Catalyst’s telephone directory business. With an exceptional track record, Paul brings a solid mix of leadership, knowledge and experience to the team. "I am proud of the accomplishments we have enjoyed in transforming our company into a true industry leader. We are now recognized as the preferred supplier and honoured by the trust our customers place in us. I am looking forward to continuing to build on the momentum we have established and improving every aspect of our offerings." Paul is based in Texas.

Since 1986 Mark has experienced every facet of the paper industry — from paper converting, printing, customer service, production planning, customer service and supervision to logistics and sales. "While only four of my 20 Catalyst years have been specifically in newsprint, most of the principles of producing paper and selling it to a customer remain the same. Most of the process is about making what customers need and value and getting it to them as promised. Our value equation is quite simple — to be the preferred supplier and give the customer the best all-round value."

Jim Wright knows paper from both sides, having worked with printing companies for 13 years in pressroom, production and plant manager positions, prior to moving into paper sales in 1994. Now with Catalyst, Jim focuses on matching the right paper solutions to the needs of our magazine and catalogue customers. He is based in California.

As Director Specialty Sales, Steve Wareham works closely with our customers in the U.S. Midwest to ensure they arrive at the paper solutions that best fit their needs. He brings more than a decade of paper experience to his position, much of it focused on specialty paper sales. Steve holds a master of science in management with a marketing/strategy concentration from Purdue University and a bachelor of business from Western Illinois University. He is based in Illinois.

Sales director John Moler has more than 20 years of experience selling and servicing the printing and publishing industry. Having worked with some of North America's largest paper manufacturers and distributors, he has a successful record of helping customers meet their product and service goals. "It's great to be part of an organization laser-focused on meeting the needs of the customer. Catalyst has the talent, motivation and manufacturing complex to make it happen." John is located in our Long Beach location.