New ceo/president at Kanzaki Specialty Papers

Ware, MA - The Kanzaki Specialty Papers Board of Directors has named Stephen P. Hefner to the position of ceo/president. Kanzaki Specialty Papers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan, manufactures thermal-imaging products, ink jet media, and specialty coated synthetic substrates in Ware, MA.

Hefner, formerly senior vice president, joined Kanzaki Specialty Papers (KSP) in 1991 as director of Sales and Marketing. He has over 20 years of experience in Pulp and Paper related industries and extensive knowledge of variable information printing technology arena. Prior to KSP, Hefner worked for Itochu and Ricoh Corp.

Hefner succeeds Tomoo Edagawa, who will be returning to Japan to assume the position at Oji Paper Co. Ltd. of deputy mill manager, Tomakomai Mill in Hokkaido.