RBI Executive Director Norman Marsolan has been named to the ninth annual RISI 2016 Top 50 Power List, a compilation of individuals who “wield considerable influence” in the pulp and paper industry.

The list is published by TAPPI’s Paper 360, a leading magazine covering the industry worldwide. The individuals are chosen by the magazine’s editors, staff and other selected leaders within the paper sector. 

Dr. Marsolan is responsible for engaging the research capacity of Georgia Tech in the service of member companies and industry. After 20 years of service, Marsolan retired from International Paper Company in 2008, where he last served as director of research and development. He also held assignments as mill manager and as director of technology manufacturing solutions responsible for the worldwide support of pulp and paper manufacturing. He is past chair of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and is an affiliate member of the forest products industry’s Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance and a TAPPI Fellow. In addition to leading Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Dr. Marsolan is also a professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Go to the full edition here and find Marsolan’s profile on p. 28.