YORK, Pa. -- Glatfelter announced the promotion of David Dickerhoof to Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Specialty Papers, effective immediately.

Dickerhoof fills the position previously held by Timothy Hess who was promoted to Senior Vice President and Business Unit President, Specialty Papers. In this role, Dickerhoof will be responsible for leading the Specialty Paper Business Unit's commercial strategy, including sales, marketing, customer service, new product development, and new business development. Dickerhoof will report directly to Hess.

An experienced sales and marketing leader with twenty-three years of industry experience, Dickerhoof joined Glatfelter in 2006 as part of the acquisition of the Chillicothe, OH mill. Dickerhoof has held sales assignments covering territories across the United States, and has earned progressive roles with greater leadership responsibilities in the sales & marketing function. Most recently Dickerhoof served as Director of Sales, Converting Papers. Dickerhoof earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Dayton and has earned certificates in Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, in Finance for Non-Financial Managers from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and in Managing Change from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

Hess commented, "Throughout his career at Glatfelter, Dave has built successful relationships inside and outside of Glatfelter by drawing on his strong problem solving skills, customer-centric focus, and his ability to drive results. Under his leadership, Glatfelter has achieved record sales in converting papers and has enabled Glatfelter to win multi-year key contracts. I'm confident that Dave will continue to create sustainable value for all of our customers in 2017 and beyond."

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