A.D. "Pete" Correll
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Georgia Pacific Corporation

A.D. "Pete" Correll has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. since 1993. Correll joined the company in 1988 as senior vice president - pulp and printing paper, and was promoted to executive vice president - pulp and paper the following year. He was elected president and chief operating officer in 1991.

Prior to joining Georgia-Pacific, Correll served in executive management positions with Mead Corp. for 11 years. He began his career with Westvaco, and worked for 10 years in management roles with Weyerhaeuser Company.

A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Correll holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and master's degrees in pulp and paper technology and chemical engineering from the University of Maine.

Correll serves as an outside director on the boards of Mirant Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp. and SunTrust Banks, Inc. He also serves on the boards of various industry and non-profit organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, The Georgia Aquarium, the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, the Business Council, Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA), The Carter Center and the University of Georgia Foundation.