Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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.
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In 2002 Correll sought to reduce the company's debts and increase shareholder value by splitting Georgia-Pacific into two separate publicly traded companies
married Ada Lee Fulford
In August 1993 Correll was appointed to the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
In 1999 Correll led the company through the $7 billion acquisition of another paper giant, Unisource Worldwide, the leading distributor of paper products and packaging supplies in North America.
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
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.
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
his aim was to move the company away from traditional forest products, such as timber, pulp, and chemicals, and into more high-value consumer products, such as tissue.