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| Gail Watts, CMP's resident "mom" baked a cake for Bill Benson. |
Yesterday CMP got together to celebrate the retirement of one of our long time mill representatives, Bill Benson, of Wausau Coated. How fun! It isn't every day we say farewell to someone who has been an integral part of our coated label paper sales for more than 20 years, so it made for a special occasion.
And yet another reason to eat cake. So much for those New Year's resolutions.
Originally Bill was our rep for another pressure sensitive supplier, and when he switched over to Wausau Coated, so did we. How's that for loyalty? We've had a great working relationship and friendship with him over the years. We asked what he was going to do in his retirement and Bill told us that he and his wife Donna recently renovated their cottage on Washington Island, WI into a year round home. They now plan to live there and spend time sailing, fishing, and hiking. Not one to just sit back and relax, Bill tells us he has also joined the Lions Club on the island and is training to be a Coast Guard volunteer.
We are all hoping he saves a little time to just relax.
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| L to R: John Barbour, Bill Benson, Gail & Larry Watts, Chris Cutter, Glenn Bechard |
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| Bill says "Goodbye" to CMP, and we say "Hello" to Glenn |
CMP is now looking forward to a new beginning with Glenn Bechard, our newest Wausau Coated rep. Having spent time at Curtis Paper, Cross Pointe and several other mills, Glenn brings with him years of paper industry experience. We look forward to putting that knowledge to use, and to many great years ahead. Welcome, Glenn!
While it is a little bittersweet for us, the CMP team wishes Bill a healthy and happy retirement. You will be missed, old friend! And oh by the way...we are totally jealous.
While it is a little bittersweet for us, the CMP team wishes Bill a healthy and happy retirement. You will be missed, old friend! And oh by the way...we are totally jealous.
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I have always said that the paper industry has some of the best people in the world and Bill Benson reflects my belief perfectly. I would also like to thank everyone at CMP for a wonderful reception. I felt very welcome and am excited at the current business and the great potential. The meetings in the afternoon were very productive and I appreciate the years of work that has gone into development thus far. The real pay-off seems very close. I look forward to working with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by our blog, Glenn! We look forward to good things as well.
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