NewPage President and CEO Rick Willett Resigns, Suwyn Steps in Temporarily

MIAMISBURG , OH—January 19, 2010—NewPage Corp. today announced that Richard D. Willett, Jr., President and CEO, has resigned from NewPage effective January 18, 2010, and will remain with the company as a consultant through March 31, 2010. Mark A. Suwyn, former CEO and currently Executive Chairman, has been elected to again serve as CEO until a replacement is named.