NORCROSS, GA March 5, 2008 – Unisource Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, has announced the appointment of Nancy C. Geisler as corporate Vice President of Sustainability for all operations.

Unisource is well-regarded in the distribution industry for the quality of its product stewardship programs in paper, packaging and facility supplies.  The company's Green external marketing programs reflect Unisource's commitment to respect the environment, people and the rights of future generations as it continues to meet the needs of customers across all businesses.  This new position will now increase the company's internal focus on environmental responsibility.

"It has been our mission over the past few years to build Unisource into a North American distribution operation that is second to none in delivering our customers the best value every time," said Al Dragone, CEO of Unisource. "In the course of streamlining our operations, substantial savings in power and fuel consumption have been achieved, and we have proven to ourselves that being environmentally responsible is fundamental to our future success.  We are now taking Unisource's environmental commitment to the next level – pulling all our leadership resources together – to define our path forward toward running our businesses with higher efficiency, diminishing waste and improving the cleanliness and healthiness of our facilities."

Geisler, most recently Senior Director of Marketing for Packaging and Facility Supplies, has more than 25 years of marketing and consulting experience, including product and business management, communications, business development, strategic sourcing, business planning, sales and market research.  Her most recent assignment was to develop marketing-related Green programs for Packaging and Facility Supplies.

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