Retirement Ends 38-Year Career With Company
BOISE, Idaho, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boise Cascade Corporation
(NYSE: BCC) announced today that Irv Littman, vice president and treasurer,
will end his 38-year career with the company when he retires on July 31, 2004.
Littman joined Boise in 1966 as manager of corporate systems. He subsequently
was manager of budgeting, assistant to the president, division assistant
controller, and director of investor relations. He was elected treasurer in
1984 and vice president in 1986. He holds a B.S. degree in engineering from
the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Littman has been active in the Boise community and currently serves on the
board of directors of the Idaho Community Foundation. He has also served on
the boards of the Boise Art Museum, the Bogus Basin Ski Area Association, and
the Idaho Humanities Council.
Commenting on Littman's retirement, Ted Crumley, senior vice president and
chief financial officer, said, "Irv is the consummate finance professional.
His honesty and belief in the value of ongoing relationships has proven a
significant benefit to the company."
George Harad, chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Irv Littman has
had a distinguished career with Boise. He joined the company immediately
after graduate school and has added significant value in each of the roles he
has played during his many years of dedicated service. As the company has
grown and as its strategy has shifted over the 20 years of Irv's tenure as
treasurer, his considerable expertise and financing savvy have helped the
company to meet its changing financing needs. We thank him for his wise
counsel and valuable contributions to the company's success."
About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers
work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet
business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of
timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations. Boise's annualized first quarter 2004 sales were $14.1 billion.
Boise Office Solutions, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, is a division
of Boise and a premier multinational contract and, under the OfficeMax(R)
brand, retail distributor of office supplies and paper, technology products,
and office furniture. Boise Office Solutions had annualized first-quarter
sales of $9.4 billion.
Boise Building Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of
Boise and manufactures plywood, lumber, particleboard, and engineered wood
products. The business also operates 27 facilities that distribute a broad
line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by Boise.
Boise Building Solutions posted annualized first quarter 2004 manufacturing
sales of $930 million and distribution sales of $2.5 billion.
Boise Paper Solutions, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a division of
Boise and a manufacturer of office papers, a majority of which are sold
through Boise Office Solutions. Boise Paper Solutions also manufactures
printing, forms, and converting papers; value-added papers; newsprint;
containerboard and corrugated containers; and market pulp. The division had
annualized first quarter 2004 sales of $1.9 billion. Visit the Boise website
at http://www.bc.com.
SOURCE Boise Cascade Corporation
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