In 1999, Voorhees served as Senior Vice President of Sonat Energy Services.
[7] In 2013, Voorhees served as COO of RockTenn before moving into the CEO position that same year.
[10][11] In 2021, Voorhees received the Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement in the paper and packaging industry.
[12] In 2016, Voorhees and his wife Celia endowed a scholarship that enables a student to attend the math and science program for minority students, the (MS)2 program, at Phillips Academy in Andover MA for three consecutive years.
In 2024, Voorhees and his wife Celia gifted and dedicated the Socrates Classroom in the Forum Hotel and the Connection Bridge in the arboretum and botanical gardens.
Voorhees played several years for the Greater Atlanta Braves senior baseball team.