The lecture's focus will be on how Pulp and Paper professionals can best attain successful outcomes in today's shifting market place and business culture by using Tembec, Inc. as a crucible. Dottori says, “Tembec seeks to create an environment where employees can participate, be creative, be constructively critical, without fear of retaliation by their superiors. In essence, Tembec tries to adhere and share the Vision of “A company of people building their own future" -- with all employees of the company, regardless of position”.

Mr. Dottori graduated from the University of Toronto in 1963 with a BASc in Chemical Engineering and Applied Science. He held a wide variety of positions in both the mining and the pulp and paper industry. In 1973, he and three other executives founded Tembec Inc., reviving a pulp mill in Temiscaming, Quebec that had been shut down, and since 1979 has been Tembec's President and CEO.

As always the Distinguished Lecture Series is offered live in the Institute of Paper Science and Technology’s Kress Auditorium and by live and archived webcast. For more information on the Distinguished Lecture Series or to register please visit: http://www.cpbis.gatech.edu/dls2004.

The last Distinguished Lecture Series for this academic year will be from 11am to 12:30pm, on April 22, 2004. The lectures are co-sponsored by CPBIS and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) at Georgia Tech.

To view the FREE webcast, please register at http://www.cpbis.gatech.edu/dls2004.

About CPBIS: The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS) is a globally recognized and industry-valued academic center, creating knowledge and tools that support paper industry decision-makers, and producing interdisciplinary graduates who contribute to the long-term success of the paper industry. The CPBIS is cosponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and the Paper Industry.