COMPANY

Packaging, and formerly, paper, manufacturer, formed by the merger of Mead (founded 1881 as the Mead Paper Company, public in 1906) and Westvaco, 2002. Owner of the consumer product brands Mead and Trapper Keeper. Also manufactures specialized chemicals.

Official Website:
http://www.meadwestvaco.com/

Industry:
Packaging

Ticker:
NYSE:MWV

Corporate headquarters:
Stamford, CT

Sales:
$8.2B (2004)

Employees:
29,400 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rita V. Foley	Business	c. 1954		Former VP, MeadWestVaco
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael E. Campbell	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Arch Chemicals
Thomas W. Cole, Jr.	Educator	c. 1941		President of Clark Atlanta, 1989-2002
Duane E. Collins	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Parker Hannifin, 1993-2001
James G. Kaiser	Business	c. 1944		Former Corning executive
Richard B. Kelson	Business	20-Nov-1946		CFO of Alcoa, 1997-2006
James M. Kilts	Business	10-Feb-1948		CEO of Gillette, 2001-05
John A. Krol	Business	16-Oct-1936		CEO of DuPont, 1995-98
Susan J. Kropf	Business	c. 1949		President and COO of Avon, 2001-06
Douglas S. Luke	Business	c. 1942		CEO of HL Capital, Inc.
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco
Robert C. McCormack	Business	c. 1942		Former Partner, Trident Capital, Inc.
Timothy H. Powers	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Hubbell
Edward M. Straw	Military	c. 1939		Former US Navy Vice Admiral
Jane L. Warner	Business	c. 1948		Illinois Tool Works executive

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee J. Styslinger III	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Altec, Inc.
J. Lawrence Wilson	Business	2-Mar-1936		CEO of Rohm and Haas, 1988-99

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