May 11, 2026
Georgia-Pacific has announced that John Mulcahy, vice president of stewardship for Georgia-Pacific, will assume the role of senior vice president of communications, public affairs and stewardship. With more than 30 years of experience with the company, he has held stewardship, category management, strategy, and supply chain roles in both the Consumer Products and Packaging & Cellulose businesses.
John joined Georgia-Pacific in 1987 and most recently served as vice president of stewardship, where he worked with Georgia-Pacific’s business units and capability groups to develop and implement sustainability strategies, directed the company’s sustainable forestry practices, and helped drive overall sustainability improvement. Prior to that role, he held stewardship, category management, strategy, and supply chain roles in both the Consumer Products and Packaging & Cellulose businesses. In his new role, John will lead the capability as Georgia-Pacific heads into its second century.
With this leadership change, David Brabham will become the vice president of Georgia-Pacific’s stewardship capability. Prior to this role, David served as senior director of customer engagement and stewardship for the company’s cellulose, containerboard, recycling and pine solutions businesses. He returns to the Georgia-Pacific’s stewardship capability after spending more than a decade in various forestry and sustainability roles with the company, focused on responsible resource management, policy and stewardship strategy.