Mary A. Laschinger

Mary Laschinger has been a member of Kellogg Company’s Board of Directors since October 2012. Ms. Laschinger chairs the Compensation & Talent Management Committee and also serves on the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.

Ms. Laschinger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation, a leading North American distribution solutions company.

Previously, Ms. Laschinger was Senior Vice President at International Paper Company and President of xpedx, International Paper’s former distribution division, a position she held for four years.

During her career at International Paper, Ms. Laschinger held other leadership positions including Senior Vice President and President of International Paper Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia; Vice President and General Manager of Wood Products; Vice President of Pulp businesses, as well as other senior leadership roles in Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Prior to joining International Paper in 1992, Ms. Laschinger held various positions in Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at James River Corporation and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Ms. Laschinger is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, where she chairs the Audit & Operational Risk Committee. She is a former Lead Director of Ilim Group, Russia’s largest pulp and paper company and the Confederation of European Paper Industries.

Ms. Laschinger holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Connecticut. Ms. Laschinger also completed postgraduate studies in executive management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.