The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has named Linda Leone to its board of directors. Leone will serve as a board member on behalf of ISRI’s Paper Division. She also serves as the Paper Division’s second vice president.
Leone replaces Crawford Carpenter on the ISRI board, who has retired from Caraustar Industries.
“ISRI is proud to welcome Linda to the board of directors,” says Robin Wiener, ISRI president. “I look forward to Linda playing a key role in the further advancement of both the Paper Division and the recycling industry as a whole.”
Leone has been regional vice president of recycling for the northeast U.S. and eastern Canada at WestRock, formerly RockTenn Co.) since 2014. Her regional responsibility includes the management of recyclables for WestRock’s internal mills as well as for domestic and export partners. Linda previously served as vice president of mill supply and vice president of recovered fiber procurement containerboard mills for RockTenn. She joined RockTenn with the Southern Container acquisition in 2008 and had served as fiber procurement manager for Solvay Paperboard LLC from 1995-2008.
Leone has worked within the paper industry since 1989 in various roles with Domtar and Caraustar. She also continues to work with the American Forest & Paper Association, Washington, in its Recovered Fiber Sector.
“ISRI has been the voice of the recycling industry and a long-time partner with WestRock for many years, and I feel very privileged to be asked to serve on the board,” Leone says. “I look forward to supporting the great work that ISRI brings to its members and recycling and on behalf of WestRock and WestRock Recycling I thank you for the opportunity.”