International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. They produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue, and other personal hygiene products that promote health and wellness. We are headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. and employ approximately 38,000 colleagues. 

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Magness joined the company in 2000 and has served in a variety of engineering, manufacturing and business leadership roles. She most recently served as vice president, South Area, North American Container.

Allison Magness

Gregg joined the company in 2002 and has served in a variety of sales, operations and business leadership roles in the company's North American Industrial Packaging business. She most recently served as vice president and general manager, Containerboard and Recycling.

Aimee Gregg

Beckham was named [International Paper](/org/international-paper)'s first-ever chief sustainability officer in February 2020. She leads the company's recently announced Vision 2030, which demonstrates its commitment to building a better future for people, the planet and the company.

Beckham joined [International Paper](/org/international-paper) in 2013 to manage the company's forest stewardship and sustainability efforts.

Sophie Beckham

Clay joined the company in 1992 and has served in a variety of manufacturing, engineering, technical and commercial leadership roles, including positions in the company's pulp business. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, Enterprise Operational Excellence.

Clay Ellis

Jay joined the company in 1991 and has served in a variety of converting, sales, marketing and finance leadership roles. Jay most recently served as senior vice president, EMEA Packaging.

James P. Royalty, Jr.

Joseph Saab joined International Paper in 2001 as legal counsel for Environment, Health and Safety after working as an environmental lawyer for several years. From 2005-2010, he served in various positions in the corporate law group, including chief counsel – global governance and compliance and general counsel, Paper the Americas. In 2014, Saab was named associate general counsel – Industrial Packaging, Europe, Middle East and Africa. 

In 2019, Saab was named vice president, deputy general counsel, and assistant corporate secretary where he maintained responsibility for corporate law and enterprise operational excellence, as well as overseeing support for and advising the Board of Directors. He was elected senior vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary on July 1, 2022. 

Joseph Saab

Anton V. Vincent, 56, president of Mars Wrigley North America, part of Mars, Incorporated, a global family-owned business with $40 billion in annual sales and a diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food and petcare products and services. Prior to joining Mars Wrigley in May 2019, Mr. Vincent served as chief executive officer at [Greencore](/org/greencore) USA, a leading global manufacturer of convenience foods, from June through December 2018. Prior to [Greencore](/org/greencore), he spent much of his career with [General Mills](/org/general-mills), holding various leadership roles including president of the Baking Division (from 2010 to 2012), president of the Frozen Frontier Division (2012 to 2014), and president of the U.S. Snacks Division (from 2014 to 2016). Director since March 1, 2021.

Anton V. Vincent

Tim Nicholls was elected [International Paper](/org/international-paper)’s senior vice president and chief financial officer in June 2018, a position he previously held from 2007 to 2011.

Nicholls has nearly three decades of experience in the packaging and paper industry. He joined [International Paper](/org/international-paper) in 1999 through the company's acquisition of Union Camp, where he held a series of finance, business planning and leadership positions. He has held numerous roles at [International Paper](/org/international-paper) including senior vice president, industrial packaging the Americas, leading the company’s papers and pulp the Americas business and serving as vice president and chief financial officer for [International Paper](/org/international-paper) Europe. He was also president of Weldwood, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of [International Paper](/org/international-paper) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tim S. Nicholls

W. Michael Amick Jr. is the SVP, Paper the Americas at [International Paper](/org/international-paper). W. has previously served as the vice president international paper, president india, and chairman appm. Amick has also been the vice president and general manager coated paperboard, executive vice president xpedx, and vice president supply chain. W.'s earlier positions at [International Paper](/org/international-paper) include customer technical services manager - printing papers, plant manager - springhill c and d, and area process manager finished products - bastrop, la mill.

W. Michael Amick Jr. has a master of business administration and a masters from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/org/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill). W. also has a bachelors in bachelor of science from the [University of South Alabama](/org/university-of-south-alabama).

W. Michael Amick Jr. reports to Mark S. Sutton, Chairman & CEO. They work with Sura Mallidi - SVP, Mill Operations, James P. Royalty - SVP & President, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia, and Sophie Beckham - Chief Sustainability Officer.

W. Michael Amick Jr.

Mr. Virendraa Bangur hails from the renowned Kolkata — based business house of Bangurs and is the constituent of the "SK Bangur group" of Industries comprising West Cost Paper Mills Limited, Dandeli.

He has had varied experience of the Industrial and corporate world, areas of his special interest being paper, newsprint, chemicals, IT, electronics, optic fibre, telephone and power cable and plantations. He has grown in hierarchy since 1997 to 11.11.2019 beginning with Management Executive to Chief Executive in West Coast Optilinks (A division of West Coast Paper Mills Limited). Presently, Director in West Coast Paper Mills Limited.

Mr. Virendraa Bangur is Managing Director of Jayshree Chemicals Limited and holds directorship in numerous companies such as Taparia Tools Limited, Kilkotagiri and Thirumbadi Plantations Limited, West Coast Optilinks Limited. He is also Director of few Private Limited companies.

He is the Committee Member of India Chamber of Commerce, member of Young presidents' Organisation (YPO) and Entrepreneur Organisation.

He is an active member of Calcutta Swimming Club, Bengal Rowing Club, Tollygunge Club and Royal Calcutta Turf Club.

He has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company effective December 30, 2019.

Virendraa Bangur

Mr. Praveen P Kadle was appointed as Independent Director of the Company in January, 2012. 

He is an Honors Graduate in Commerce & Accountancy. He is a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

He was also the founding Managing Director & CEO of Tata Capital Limited and also Managing Director & CEO of Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd., and has been with the [Tata Group](/org/tata-group) for over 18 years. He joined the [Tata Group](/org/tata-group) as Chief Financial Officer of Group’s joint venture with IBM in India where he served for 5 years. Thereafter he joined [Tata Motors](/org/tata-motors) Limited as Vice President (Finance) and in the year 2001 was promoted to the Board of [Tata Motors](/org/tata-motors) Limited as Executive Director – Finance and Corporate Affairs.

He played a major role in the turnaround and growth of [Tata Motors](/org/tata-motors) where he was also instrumental in setting up and guiding the operations of Tata Technologies and TELCON (a [Tata Motors](/org/tata-motors) – Hitachi JV). During his tenure at [Tata Motors](/org/tata-motors), he was part of the senior leadership team that managed several cross-border acquisitions. Prior to joining the Tatas, he was the CEO and member of the board of Garware-Wall Ropes Limited. He is a Board member on various Tata and non-Tata companies.

Presently, he is an advisor to [Tata Group](/org/tata-group).

Praveen P Kadle

Thomas J. Plath is currently the SVP of Human Resources and Global Citizenship at [International Paper](/org/international-paper). Thomas has been with the company since January 2003 and held the position of VP/GM - xpedx Illinois division from May 2006 to present. In this role, they had P and L responsibility for $180mm, multi-location distribution business.

Thomas J. Plath's educational career includes completing an MBA in Human Resources from Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management.

Thomas J. Plath works with Joseph Saab - SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Clay Ellis - SVP, Enterprise Operational Excellence, and Tom Hamic - SVP, Containerboard & Enterprise Commercial Excellence. Thomas J. Plath reports to Mark S. Sutton, Chairman & CEO.

Thomas J. Plath

D.G. Macpherson, 53, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of W.W. Grainger, Inc., North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with operations primarily in North America, Japan and Europe.  Mr. Macpherson assumed the position of chairman in October 2017 and the position of chief executive officer in October 2016, at which time he became a member of Grainger’s board of directors.  He served as chief operating officer for Grainger from August 2015 through September 2016.  He has served Grainger in many capacities over his many years with the company, including developing company strategy, overseeing the launch of Grainger’s U.S. endless assortment business, Zoro Tools, Inc., building the company's supply chain capabilities globally and realigning the U.S. business to create greater value for customers of all sizes. He also has extensive experience in strategic planning, development and execution. He joined Grainger in 2008 after working closely with Grainger for six years as a partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, where he was a member of the Industrial Goods Leadership Team.  Director since March 1, 2021.

Donald G. MacPherson

Ms Veni is a business consulting professional with over 18 years of work experience. She has been actively involved in cross border partnerships, turnaround and corporate strategic initiatives.

An MBA, she also studied Post Graduate Program at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. Managing the Global firm, Strategic Management and Leadership from Wharton Exec Program.

She has earlier worked in the UK and has held senior roles at the Department of Trade and Investment, British High Commission, Bristol Myers Squib in India. She was an associate of few consulting firms providing consulting services to companies looking at overseas expansions.That includes foreign companies looking at India, Indian companies interested in expanding overseas. She also mentors start-ups.

She has been appointed as an Independent Director of the Company with effect from December 30, 2019.

Veni Mocherla

Mr. S.K. Bangur is the Chairman and Managing Director of the [West Coast Paper Mills Ltd](/org/west-coast-paper-mills-ltd)., which forms a part of the Bangur Group of Companies managed by a Board of Directors.

A visionary and an industrialist of great repute, Mr. S.K.Bangur belongs to the famous Bangur family that is well known for its philanthropic activities.

Mr. S.K.Bangur is also the Chairman of Jayashree Chemicals Ltd., The Diamond Company Ltd., Kilkotagiri and Thirumbadi Plantations Limited, Shree Satyanarayan Investments Company Limited, Union Company Limited, Mothola Company Limited and West Coast Opticable Ltd. He is also the Director of The Marwar Textiles (Agency) Pvt. Ltd., Shree Satyanarayan Properties Pvt.Ltd., Lecbns Investments and Trading Company Private Limited and he is a Committee Member of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and Bharat Chamber of Commerce.

He is currently associated with a number of philanthropic and charitable organizations. He has previously served as the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association.

He has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company effective October 30, 2019.

S.K. Bangur

Mark Sutton became chairman of the [International Paper](/org/international-paper) Board of Directors on January 1, 2015, and CEO on November 1, 2014. Immediately prior to becoming CEO, he served as president and chief operating officer with responsibility for leading and running the company’s global businesses. He has been a member of the [International Paper](/org/international-paper) Board of Directors since June 1, 2014.

Sutton has been with the company his entire career. He joined [International Paper](/org/international-paper) in 1984, as an engineer at the Pineville, La., mill. In 1994, he was named mill manager at the Thilmany, Wisc., mill which at the time was part of [International Paper](/org/international-paper)’s industrial papers business. In 2000, Sutton relocated to Europe to serve as director of European corrugated packaging operations and was promoted to vice president and general manager responsible for all corrugated packaging operations across seven countries in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region in 2002. In 2005, he was named vice president of corporate strategic planning and relocated to Memphis. He was elected senior vice president, global supply chain, in 2007 and in 2009 became senior vice president, printing and communications papers – the Americas. Sutton was appointed senior vice president, industrial packaging, in November 2011.

Sutton serves on the Board of Directors for The Kroger Company. He is a member of the Business Council, serves on the American Forest & Paper Association Board of Directors, the Business Roundtable Board of Directors, and the International Advisory Board of the Moscow School of Management – Skolkovo. He was appointed Chairman of the U.S. Russian Business Council. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Memphis Tomorrow and the Board of Governors for New Memphis Institute.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University.

Mark S. Sutton

Mr. Saurabh Bangur, aged 43 years is currently the Vice Chairman of [West Coast Paper Mills Ltd](/org/west-coast-paper-mills-ltd). (WCPM). He has been Director of WCPM since 2004. He is the son of Mr. S.K.Bangur and a Member of the Bangur family. He is also a Director for companies such as Shree Satyanarayan Investments Company Ltd., Amritvilla Investment Ltd, Shree Satyanarayan Properties Pvt. Ltd. and Lecbns Investments and Trading Company Pvt. Ltd. He was the President of the Indian Paper Manufacturer's Association (IPMA) in the year 2017.

Mr. Saurabh Bangur is also a committee member of Bharat Chamber of Commerce and a member of Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), Calcutta Chapter.

He has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective October 30, 2019.

Saurabh Bangur

Atanu has +26 years of experience across several functions. He has worked for several global organizations in India, including [Ferrero](/org/ferrero), L'oreal and Gillette.

Atanu Chakrabarti

Andrea Denette

Tom joined the company in 1991 and has served in a variety of sales, marketing and strategy leadership roles, including positions in the company's containerboard and North American container businesses. Most recently, Tom led significant commercial and financial improvements in the company's Global Cellulose Fibers business.

Tom Hamic

Joseph Kammara

Lakshmi Prasad

Sreenivas Pamidimukkala

Mr. Adhiraj Sarin was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company in December, 2011.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from IIT, Kanpur.

He was Managing Director of [Bunge](/org/bunge) India, a global major in agri - commodities  and  Director and CEO of Louis Dreyfus Commodities India Private Limited, a global merchandizer of commodities and processor of agricultural goods.  He led a significant expansion at [Bunge](/org/bunge), with included acquisition of companies in India. He also was the Managing Director of Tube Investments of India (TII), a precision engineering company of the Murugappa Group in Chennai. He also worked for 25 years in Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) where he started his career as a Management Trainee in 1974 and his last assignment in HUL was as Managing Director of Hind Lever Chemicals, the fertilizer and Specialty chemicals subsidiary of HUL.

He is on the Boards of Tinna Trade Limited, Agro Global Resources Private Limited, Inner Being Wellness Private Limited and [Ivy Mobility](/org/ivy-mobility), Singapore.

Adhiraj Sarin

Mr. Arun Kumar Sureka is the Chairman and Managing Director of Hartex Rubber Pvt Ltd, a group company of Sureka Group.

Established in 1961, Hartex Rubber Pvt Ltd has its factory in Hyderabad with more than 45 marketing offices across India.

Punjab being the hub for the cycle industry, Hartex has established a new Rs. 2000 million Greenfield bicycle tyre plant in Ludhiana, with the goal of supplying the highest quality products to the most demanding markets across the globe.

As the Vice President and Past Chairman of the All India Rubber Industries Association (Eastern Region), Mr. Arun Sureka is associated with various statutory bodies and other industry, cultural and philanthropic organisations.

He has been appointed as an Independent Director of the Company effective October 30, 2019.

Arun Kumar Sureka

Mr. Rajendra Jain is the Executive Director & CFO of West Coast Paper Mills Limited. He has hands on experience in Strategic Planning & Management, Manufacturing/Plant Operations, Business Process Re-engineering, Quality assurance, Cost Optimization, Maintenance, Project Management, Customer Satisfaction, Safety, continuous improvement & adoption of best practices, Commercial Operations, Procurements, Accounting & Financial Management, Resource Development & Management, Industrial Relations, CSR, People Development, Liaison & Networking and Sustainability.

Mr. Rajendra Jain holds a Degree in B.Com and Chartered Accountant & Company Secretary by professional qualification. He has been also honoured with "Chairman's Award of Exceptional Contributor" by Shri.K M Birla, Chairman, [Aditya Birla Group](/org/aditya-birla-group) in 2006.

He has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company effective October 30, 2019.

Rajendra Jain

Mr. Sudarshan Somani has been involved with international commodity trading since the past 30 odd years. During this period, he has worked out of London & Dubai actively trading both in India as well as other countries. He has dealt in both soft & hard commodities specializing in non-ferrous metals & ores, agricultural products and waste papers. He has a good domain knowledge of dealing in International Terminal markets such as the London Metal Exchange.

He also holds Directorship in Starteck Finance Limited, West Coast Paper Mills Limited, Sudershan Investments and Exports Co. Private Limited, Satyanarayan Traders & Investors Private Limited, and Amigo Mercantile Private Limited. He is an Independent Director on the Board of West Coast Paper Mills Limited.

He has been appointed as an Independent Director of the Company effective October 30, 2019.

Sudarshan Somani

Clinton A. Lewis, Jr.

Ahmet C. Dorduncu

Jacqueline C. Hinman

Anders Gustafsson

Christopher M. Connor

Kathryn D. Sullivan

Ray G. Young is the current Director at [International Paper](/org/international-paper). Ray has held various positions at different companies throughout their career. Ray was the Vice President and CFO at CAMI Automotive, the Vice President and Corporate CFO at General Motors Company, and the Vice President and North America CFO at General Motors Corporation. Ray also served as the Regional Treasurer at General Motors Europe.

Ray G. Young has a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor's degree from [Ivey Business School](/org/ivey) at [Western University](/org/western-university).

Ray G. Young

Ilene S. Gordon

Shyam Srivastava

C. Prabhakar

International Paper's Board of Directors includes Kathryn D. Sullivan and 18 others.

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