Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On January 28, 2020, Clearwater Paper Corporation ("Clearwater Paper" or the "Company") announced that Arsen S. Kitch was elected President and Chief Executive Officer and will join the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of April 1, 2020 (the "Effective Date"). Linda K. Massman will no longer serve as President and Chief Executive Officer as of the Effective Date. She will remain on the Board of Directors through the Company's 2020 annual stockholders meeting.

Mr. Kitch, age 38, has served as the Company's Senior Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Products Division since May 2018 and served as Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Products Division from January 2018 to May 2018. He served as the Company's Vice President, Finance and Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis from January 2015 through December 2017, and served as Senior Director, Strategy and Planning from August 2013 through December 2014. Mr. Kitch was with Nestlé, a food manufacturer, from 2011 to 2013 including as a Finance Director in his final position. Mr. Kitch earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford University.

Mr. Kitch will no longer serve as the Company's Senior Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Products Division, as of the Effective Date.

Mr. Kitch will serve as a Class I director with a term expiring at the Company's 2021 annual meeting. He will not serve on any of the Company's existing committees.

There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Kitch and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Kitch was elected as a director. There are no transactions or relationships between the Company and Mr. Kitch that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Kitch will not receive additional compensation for his service as an employee director.





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