Mr. Satoshi Sakai, President of Japan Pulp and Paper (USA) and Mr. Harry E. Gould, Jr., Chairman and President of Gould Paper Corporation, New York City, jointly announced the consolidation of the current JPP (USA) export division into Price and Pierce. The current JPP (USA) today focuses only on exports from the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Sakai stated that, "Consolidating the JPP (USA) export division with Price and Pierce is an integral component of our company's long term growth strategy".
Mr. Gould stated, "With this consolidation, our customers will benefit through an expanded product offering and a fully integrated sales and logistic network. Mr. Dean Cress of JPP (USA) has been appointed VP Sales / Logistics for Price and Pierce".
Dean holds a BA degree from University of California Santa Barbara and an MIBA degree from the United States International University, San Diego.
After a four year assignment in Japan, Dean joined JPP (USA) following his return to the U.S. Dean has been with JPP (USA) for twenty years serving in various marketing and general management positions.
Mr. Bob Weill, President International Operations, stated that "Dean has extensive experience in the export from the U.S. and Canada of newsprint, and publication/ packaging grades. With Dean's experience we have substantially expanded our product offering. We are very pleased to have Dean as part of the Price and Pierce team".
Founded in 1924 and headquartered in New York City, Gould Paper Corporation has revenues in excess of US $1 Billion and is one of North America's four largest distributors of printing and business papers. Early in 2010, Japan Pulp and Paper purchased a 51% ownership position in Gould. With this acquisition, Gould, in concert with JPP, has offices in virtually every major city throughout the world with total revenues in excess of US $6 Billion. For more information on Gould, visit our website at www.gouldpaper.com
