Georgia-Pacific’s Diboll Lumber Mill has named Danny Wright as its new manager. In this role, Wright is overseeing day-to-day mill operations, including safety, environmental excellence and stewardship. Additionally, he is responsible for creating long-term sustainability for the facility, its employees, and the community.
With more than 24 years of service, Wright has spent the majority of his tenure between Camden Plywood, Camden Lumber and Diboll Lumber facilities. He joined the company as a lumber planer supervisor in Camden and quickly moved through the leadership ranks holding numerous positions including Camden Lumber planer supervisor, Camden Plywood log processing supervisor, Camden Lumber mill superintendent, Camden Lumber mill manager, and production manager at Diboll Lumber. Last August Danny returned to Camden Lumber as the plant manager—a position he held from 2011-2015.
Danny and his wife Sheila reside in Livingston along with their two children Mason and Kayla.
About Georgia-Pacific Based in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, nonwoven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Dixie®, enMotion®, Sparkle®, Mardi Gras®, Vanity Fair®, and STAINMASTER™ household cleaning products. Georgia-Pacific has long been a leading supplier of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. Its Georgia-Pacific Recycling subsidiary is among the world’s largest recyclers of paper, metal and plastics. The company operates nearly 200 facilities and employs approximately 35,000 people directly, and creates nearly 92,000 jobs indirectly. For more information, visit: gp.com
