Management Team

Robert S. Doochin was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee.  He earned a B.S. in Finance from The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in 1962. As the second generation to operate American Paper & Twine, Bob grew up working at the company under the leadership of his father, Nathan Doochin, who founded the business in 1926. After graduating from college in 1962, Bob came to work at American Paper in a full-time capacity, eventually becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in 1987.

Originally from Oakdale, Tennessee, David Morris graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1972. Prior to working at American Paper & Twine, David was employed with KraftCPA's as a Certified Public Accountant and served as Director of Finance for the cities of Oak Ridge, TN and Marietta, GA. He has served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Paper for 22 years.

Mark Wright was born and raised in Nashville, TN. In 1986, he graduated from Belmont University in Nashville and in that same year came to work at American Paper & Twine as a Sales Representative. As Senior Vice President, Mark oversees and manages the entire sales department and is heavily involved in operations, merchandising, vendor management and purchasing.

Chris was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. In 1980 he graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and shortly thereafter began working with Buster Brown Apparel and then on to  a Chattanooga-based manufacturer and distributor. Overall, Chris has 23 years of management experience in the distribution of a wide range of product lines. He joined the American Paper & Twine team in 2000 as Branch Manager in Chattanooga.

Brad, born in Jackson, TN, stayed in Memphis after graduating from State Technical Institute and the University of Memphis in 1993.  After earning his degree, he took a position with Corporate Express where he stayed for over 21 years as an executive manager.  In 2009, he joined the American Paper & Twine team as the Branch Manager in Memphis.

Brenda was born in Malvern, Arkansas and still resides there today.  After attending a local business college, she went to work for Xpedx where she stayed for 20 years working on the managerial level.  She joined American Paper & Twine in 2002 as Branch Manager in Little Rock, AR.

Alan was born and still resides in Greeneville, TN. He attended Tusculum College and earned a B.S. Degree in Applied Organizational Management in 1991.  Prior to becoming the Branch Manager in Knoxville in 2006, Alan worked in upper management with SSC Service Solutions, a national cleaning contract company, for over 30 years.