BNET Industries

Merisant Worldwide Inc.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$352.3M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Merisant is a worldwide leader in the marketing of low-calorie tabletop sweeteners. In addition to Equal and Canderel, Merisant markets its products under 18 other brands in over 90 countries.

Chief Executive Officer
Paul R. Block
Number of Employees 500
Contact Information

10 S Riverside Plz Ste 850

Chicago, Illinois 60606

www.merisant.co...

(312) 840-6000

NAICS Code All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing: 325199

News & Analysis

merisant worldwide inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul R. Block Chief Executive Officer
Dana M. Voris Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller and Treasurer
Diana S. Ferguson Chief Financial Officer
Donald J. Holtz CFO & Vice President, Finance
Brian Alsvig Vice President, Finance, Planning and Analysis
Carrie Murphy Vice President, Global Human Resources
John Sheptor Vice President, Global Operations
Jon Cole Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Julie Wool Vice President, Finance, Controller
Sanjay Holay Vice President, Marketing and Innovation
Scott Barlett Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Scott Bartlett Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Yann Kervoern General Manager, North America
Lee Van Syckle Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Adam Stagliano Board of Directors
Adem Stagliano Board of Directors
Alec Donald Board of Directors
Alec Machiels Board of Directors
Andrew M. Bursky Board of Directors
Arnold W. Donald Board of Directors
David House Board of Directors
David S. Uri Board of Directors
Jonathan Swerdlow Board of Directors
Robert E. Albus Board of Directors
Vivek Mehta Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
ClearSource, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former

Dana M. Voris is currently serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and has served as Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller for our company since 2002. Ms. Voris joined our company as a Finance Director shortly after its divestiture from Monsanto in 2000. Prior to joining, Ms. Voris served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Nutrition and Consumer Products Sector of Monsanto where she focused on multiple divestitures, including the divestiture of our business. Ms. Voris began her career at Monsanto in 1989 and progressed through a variety of positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, supporting the chief executive officer of the Nutrition and Consumer Products sector, Operations Analysis Director, supporting the Sector Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations and Plant Controller and Administrative Services Manager of NutraSweet s former University Park, Illinois manufacturing plant. Prior to joining Monsanto, Ms. Voris was an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller and Treasurer Current
Morgan Street Document Systems Chief Financial Officer Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Controller & Vice President Former
Monsanto Company Former

Diana S. Ferguson, 44, was elected as a Director on January 28, 2008. Ms. Ferguson is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Ms. Ferguson filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Michelle R. Obama in May 2007. Ms. Ferguson will fulfill the term of Ms. Obama that will expire in conjunction with the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010. Prior to joining Merisant in 2007, Ms. Ferguson was chief financial officer of Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of Sara Lee Corporation. She had previously served in a number of leadership positions at Sara Lee Corporation including senior vice president of strategy and corporate development as well as treasurer. Earlier, she held treasury management positions at Fort James Corporation and Eaton Corporation, and also served in various financial positions at Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the First National Bank of Chicago and IBM. Ms. Ferguson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Yale University and a Master of Management degree with concentrations in finance and managerial economics from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She is a member of the board of directors of Integrys Energy Group.

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President Current
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Director Current
Sara Lee Food Service Chief Financial Officer Former
Northwestern University Masters Degree Former
Yale University Bachelor of Arts Degree In Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. CFO & Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Finance, Planning and Analysis Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Global Human Resources Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Global Director of Human Resources Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Global Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Secretary Current
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP Associate Former
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. General Counsel Former
New York University School of Law Former
University of Chicago Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Finance, Controller Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Global Controller and Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Marketing and Innovation Current
Chef Solutions, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Former
Colorado State University MS In Chemical Engineering Former
University of Chicago MBA Former
Indian Institute of Technology BS In Agricultural Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Global Supply Chain Current

Scott Bartlett has held various positions in operations and global planning at Monsanto prior to its sale of our company, including Worldwide Operations Manager for Plastic Products and Operations Planning Manager for the Nylons Platform within the Solutia Division. Mr. Bartlett joined our company in 2002 as the Manteno Plant Manager and assumed the role of Manufacturing Director in 2004. He currently serves as our Vice President, Global Supply Chain. Mr. Bartlett brings 19 years of international manufacturing and supply chain management experience to our company.

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Vice President, Global Supply Chain Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Manteno Plant Manager Former
Webster University MBA Former
West Virginia University Bsme Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. General Manager, North America Current

Lee Van Syckle joined our company in January 2005 as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Van Syckle became the Regional Vice President, North America in September 2006 and has served as Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Director since March 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Van Syckle served as the Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Imperial Sugar Company between November 2002 and March 2004. Between March 1981 and April 2002, he worked in various sales management positions for Novartis Consumer Health, including as Senior Vice President, Head Global Sales between 2001 and 2002.

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Director Current
Imperial Sugar Company Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Former
Novartis Consumer Health Inc. Former

Adam Stagliano has served as a director of our company since June 2005. Mr. Stagliano has led the management team as President and Chief Strategic Officer of brandarchitectureinternational , a multi-disciplinary branding company, since its launch in 2001. Prior to joining brandarchitectureinternational , Mr. Stagliano served as President and Planning Director of Weiss Stagliano Partners. Before starting Weiss Stagliano Partners in 1989, Mr. Stagliano was Executive Vice President and Planning Director at 73 Doyle Graf Mable, where he led strategic planning efforts for several blue chip accounts. Mr. Stagliano has served as a founding board member and former Chairman of the Accounting Planning Group/U.S., a founding board member and former Chairman of the AAAA Account Planning Committee, a board member of the Advertising Research Federation and a founding board member of The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra.

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. Partner Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Potentia Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
Pegasus Limited Vice President Former
Potentia Pharmaceuticals, Inc Co-Founder Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Financial Analyst Former
Radius Ventures, LLC Consultant Former
University of Leuven J.D. Former
Harvard University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Building Engineering and Science Talent Chairman and CEO of Merisant Current
E-Qual Producer Current
The NutraSweet Company Producer Current
Carnival Corporation Compensation Committee Chair Current
Atlas Industries Holdings LLC Board of Directors Current
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Crown Holdings, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
The Laclede Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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Oil-Dri Corporation of America Member, Board of Directors Current
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Carnival Plc Director Current
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dillard University Board of Directors Current
DHR International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Washington University Board of Directors Current
Crown Holdings, Inc. Committee Member Current
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Chief Executive Officer Former
Monsanto Company President, Agricultural Sector Former
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International President Former
Monsanto Company Senior Vice President Former
Monsanto Company Senior Executive Former
The NutraSweet Company Chairman Former
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Chairman Former
E-Qual Chairman Former
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Member, Board of Directors Former
Monsanto Company Board of Directors Former
University of Chicago M.B.A. Former
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
Washington University B.S. degree in mechanical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Global Network Group President Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Modern Bank Board of Directors Current
PepsiCo, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Majers Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Goodrich Capital, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Goodrich Capital, Inc President Current
Accrete Partners Managing Partner Current
Private Equity Senior Operating Executive Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. President & CEO of Goodrich Capital Former
Premier Business Development Ltd. President Former
Publishing Group Ltd Vice President of Business Development Former
Chempro Inc. Managing Partner Former
Johnson & Johnson Product Director Former
Lafayette College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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