Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., announced on April 10 that Michael Osborne has joined the company as Vice President, Manufacturing. He is replacing Bill Manzer, who plans to retire after more than 12 years with Rayonier. Manzer will remain with the company through March 2024 to facilitate the transition and finish several projects.
Rayonier said Osborne has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Manufacturing for Kraton Pine Chemicals. He began his career with Georgia Pacific, eventually serving as Director of Strategic Planning. In 2011 he joined Arizona Chemical Company as Senior Plant Manager at their Panama City, Fla., facility.
Osborne was promoted to Director, Global Engineering in 2015, shortly before Arizona Chemical was acquired by Kraton in 2016. He was then promoted to Director of Global Manufacturing in December 2019, and later became Vice President, Global Manufacturing for the Pine Chemicals division. He holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Southern Mississippi, an MS in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi.