ATLANTA — Georgia-Pacific has announced that effective immediately, John Mulcahy, vice president of stewardship for Georgia-Pacific, will assume the role of senior vice president of communications, public affairs and stewardship. 

After 38 years of contributions to the company, Sheila Weidman, senior vice president of communications, government and public affairs, has decided to retire effective June 5. Over her career, Sheila embraced a series of leadership roles with increasing scope and impact, ultimately serving on Georgia-Pacific’s executive leadership team for more than two decades. 

Mulcahy joined Georgia-Pacific in 1987 and most recently served as vice president of stewardship, where he worked with GP’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, Mulcahy 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 GP 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.