Georgia-Pacific Names New Building Products Leader

Andy Konieczka, currently President–Structural Panels, will assume the leadership role for the building products business as Executive Vice President–Building Products. Konieczka will report to the company’s President and CEO Christian Fischer.

Konieczka has been with Koch companies since 1992. In 2006, he joined Georgia-Pacific, holding strategy, optimization and management roles in wood and fiber, and building products. He has served in his current role leading the panels business since 2019. Konieczka serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the APA–The Engineered Wood Assn.

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