CSUEB alumnus named a top business leader
- December 2, 2010
Irish America magazine's Annual The Business 100 is a celebration of Irish-American corporate success, and this year is no exception. The executives profiled here represent some of the most powerful corporations in the world. All of our Business 100 share one thing in common: pride in their Irish heritage. The accomplishments of the men and women on our list are immense, and it is an honor for Irish America to highlight their achievement and success. Congratulations to all our honorees.
Jim Hannan is CEO and president of Georgia Pacific L.L.C., a position he has held since 2007. Prior to his current post with Georgia Pacific, Jim worked with Koch Industries.
With the 2005 acquisition of Georgia Pacific by Koch, Jim was named the executive vice president and chief administration officer and was later promoted to president and COO.
Jim attended California State University, East Bay campus, where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Jim resides in Atlanta where he is a board member of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, the Atlanta History Center, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Woodruff Arts Center, Holy Innocents Episcopal School and the Commerce Club. He is a member of the boards of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, and current chairman of the board of the American Forest and Paper Products Association.
Jim is a fourth-generation Irish American. His great-great-grandmother came to the U.S. in the mid-1800s from County Cork.
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