David A. Spraley

David A. Spraley is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kruger. Prior to joining Kruger, Mr. Spraley accumulated over 30 years of experience in the forest industry, both in the pulp and paper sector and the consumer products side of the business.

Mr. Spraley started his career at Mead Corporation where he held positions of increasing responsibility from 1978 to 1991. He then joined Georgia-Pacific for the following 15 years, earning extensive experience, particularly in the consumer products division. The last position he held was Senior Vice President, Consumer Products Manufacturing. As such, he was responsible for six integrated manufacturing operations producing tissue, pulp and fine paper.

Mr. Spraley joined AbitibiBowater (now Resolute Forest Products) in 2006, where he held various senior positions from 2006 to 2011. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Pulp and Paper Operations, overseeing operations for 19 facilities in Canada, South Korea and the USA. These facilities produced bleached kraft pulp, coated paper, newsprint and hydroelectricity.

Mr. Spraley holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton.