In the 1950s Correll's family owned a men's store in Brunswick, Georgia. When he was just 12, Correll and his mother were forced to take over the business when his father suddenly passed away.
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Georgia-Pacific Corporation
married Ada Lee Fulford
In August 1993 Correll was appointed to the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Correll began selling off many of the company's building-products businesses.
Correll spent the first ten years of his career at the Weyerhaeuser Company, working in various positions.
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
In 1993 Alston Dayton (Pete) Correll became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, one of the world's top manufacturers of paper and building products.
In 2002 Correll sought to reduce the company's debts and increase shareholder value by splitting Georgia-Pacific into two separate publicly traded companies
received the Institute of Human Relations award, American Jewish Committee, 1995.