Pixelle Specialty Solutions, the owner of the Spring Grove paper mill, announced the appointment of Julie Schertell as the company’s new CEO, according to a release.
Schertell was appointed to replace former Pixelle CEO Ross Bushnell, who the company said had stepped down to “pursue new opportunities.” Bushnell had been CEO since 2023, according to prior releases.
In the release, the company shared that Schertell had most recently served as president and CEO of Mativ Holdings, and has more than 30 years of operational and commercial experience.
Schertell had led a merger of Neenah Inc., where she previously served as president and CEO, which merged with Schweitzer Mauduit International and resulted in the creation of Mativ Holdings, according to the release.
The Spring Grove papermill became part of Pixelle Specialty Solutions in August of 2018 during a $360 million sale from P.H. Glatfelter to private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg. Pixelle Specialty Solutions is an affiliate of Lindsay Goldberg, and took over operation at Glatfelter’s facilities during the sale.
The Spring Grove paper mill itself dates to 1852, originally founded as the Spring Forge Paper Mill within a former iron forge, which had given the town its original name: Spring Forge.
In 1863, local entrepreneur Philip H. Glatfelter purchased the Spring Forge Paper Mill at an orphan’s court sale for just $14,000. In the years that followed, the town would be renamed from Spring Forge to Spring Grove.
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