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Exhibit 24
Powers of Attorney
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J.
Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock
Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute
or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Michael J. Gasser
Michael J. Gasser
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock
Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute
or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Joseph W. Reed
Joseph W. Reed
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Nasdaq Stock
Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and substitute
or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all things that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ John K. Dieker
John K. Dieker
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Charles R. Chandler
Charles R. Chandler
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Michael H. Dempsey
Michael H. Dempsey
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or her or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Naomi C. Dempsey
Naomi C. Dempsey
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Daniel J. Gunsett
Daniel J. Gunsett
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ John C. Kane
John C. Kane
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Robert C. Macauley
Robert C. Macauley
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ David J. Olderman
David J. Olderman
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer
and/or director of GREIF BROS. CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of certain of its securities for
offering and sale pursuant to the Greif Bros. Riverville Mill Employees
Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael
J. Gasser and William B. Sparks, Jr., and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and The
Nasdaq Stock Market, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
6th day of September, 2000.
/s/ William B. Sparks, Jr.
William B. Sparks, Jr.
