Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Edward Grzedzinski, age 52, served as the Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Information Systems from 1993, and Vice Chairman of US Bancorp from November 2001 to 2004. Mr. Grzedzinski has 20 years of experience in the electronic payments industry and was a co-founder of NOVA Information Systems in 1991. Mr. Grzedzinski served as a member of the Managing Committee of US Bancorp, and was a member of the Board of Directors of US Bank, N.A. Mr. Grzedzinski also served as Chairman of euroConex Technologies, Limited, a European payment processor owned by US Bancorp until November 2004 and was a member of the Board of Directors of Indus International, a global provider of enterprise asset management products and services until April 2005. Mr. Grzedzinski has served as a director of Neenah since November 30, 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer of Nova Information Systems |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Chief Executive Officer of Nova Information Systems |
Current |
| Veracity Payment Solutions |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marlin Business Services Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Indus International, Inc. |
Member, Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Sean T. Erwin, age 55, is the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to the spin-off of Neenah from Kimberly-Clark Corporation on November 30, 2004 (the "spin-off"), Mr. Erwin had been an employee of Kimberly-Clark since 1978, and had held increasingly senior positions in both finance and business management. In January 2004, Mr. Erwin was named President of Kimberly-Clark's Pulp and Paper Sector, which comprised the businesses transferred to us by Kimberly-Clark in the spin-off. He served as the President of the Global Nonwoven business from early 2001. He has also served as the President of the European Consumer Tissue business, Managing Director of Kimberly-Clark Australia, as well as previously serving as President of the Pulp and Paper Sector, and President of the Technical Paper business. Mr. Erwin has served as a director of Neenah since November 30, 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Chairman of The Board, President and Chief, Executive Officer |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
President, Pulp and Paper Sector |
Former |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
NA |
Former |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fibervisions |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Munising LP |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fibervisions Corporation |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fibervisions Corporation |
Current |
| Fibervisions |
President |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Shell Chemicals Limited |
President |
Former |
| Shell Chemicals Limited |
Vice President |
Former |
John P. O'Donnell, age 47, is a Senior Vice President of the Company and President, Fine Paper and has been in that role since November 2007, with responsibilities for all sales and marketing and customer management activity. Mr. O'Donnell was employed by Georgia-Pacific Corporation from 1985 until 2007 and held increasingly senior sales and marketing positions in the Consumer Products division. Mr. O'Donnell served as President of the North America Retail Business from 2004 through 2007, and as President of the North American Commercial Tissue business from 2002 through 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fine Paper |
President |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
President, Fine Paper |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
President, Fine Paper & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation |
President, North American Retail Business |
Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Operations Integration, Consumer Products |
Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation |
General Manager, Sales & Marketing |
Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation |
Director, Customer Service & Logistics |
Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation |
Market Development Manager, Commercial Tissue |
Former |
| Copyline |
National Accounts Representative |
Former |
| Iowa State University |
B.S., Psychology |
Former |
Bonnie C. Lind , age 49, is our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and has been in that role since June 2004. Ms. Lind was an employee of Kimberly-Clark from 1982 until 2004, holding a variety of increasingly senior financial and operations positions. From 1999 until June 2004, Ms. Lind served as the Assistant Treasurer of Kimberly-Clark and was responsible for managing Kimberly-Clark's global treasury operations. Prior to that, she was Director of Kimfibers with overall responsibility for the sourcing and distribution of pulp to Kimberly-Clark's global operations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Cfo |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
Assistant Treasurer |
Former |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer |
Current |
Dennis P. Runsten, age 50, is a Vice President of the Company and President, Technical Products U.S., and has been in that role since November of 2006, with responsibility for all sales and marketing and customer management activity. Mr. Runsten was an employee of Kimberly-Clark from 1983-2004, and held increasingly important roles in logistics, operations and marketing management within Kimberly-Clark's consumer and nonwovens business. In 2000, Mr. Runsten was appointed Vice President, Supply Chain, for Kimberly-Clark Europe, and in August 2004 he was appointed Vice President, Supply Chain and Information Technology for Neenah Paper, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior V.P., President Technology.Products |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
President, Technical Products, U.S. |
Former |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
President, Technology Prods, US & Vice President |
Former |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
Vice President, Supply Chain |
Former |
James R. Piedmonte, age 50, is our Senior Vice President Operations and has been in that role since June 2004. Mr. Piedmonte had been employed by Kimberly-Clark from 1978 until 2004, and held increasingly senior positions within Kimberly-Clark's operations function. Mr. Piedmonte was responsible for Kimberly-Clark's pulp mill and forestry operations in Pictou, Nova Scotia, from 2001until 2004. Previously he was the Director of Operations for the fine paper business operations, as well as mill manager at the Whiting, Wisconsin mill.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior Vice President Operations |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Senior Vice President Operations, Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Director, Operations |
Former |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Munising LP |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| American Commercial Lines Inc. |
Assistant Secretary |
Former |
| Marinerhealthcare.Com |
Associate General Counsel |
Former |
| American Commercial Lines Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Marinerhealthcare.Com |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Walter M. Haegler, Ph.D., age 60, is our Senior Vice President—Managing Director of Neenah Germany, and has been in that role since our acquisition of FiberMark Germany in October 2006. Prior to the acquisition he held the same position as an employee of FiberMark Inc. ("FMK") after FiberMark Lahnstein had been acquired by FMK in 1999, and was VP and General Manager of FiberMark Gessner from 1998 through the 1999 acquisition. Dr. Haegler served as a Managing Director of Steinbeis Gessner from 1990-1998 and Profit Center Manager Filtration for Gessner GmbH from 1987-1990. He also served as R&D Chemist for Vereinigte Papierwerke Schickedanz & Co. Germany after a study of inorganic and analytical Chemistry at the University of Erlangen Germany.
John F. McGovern, age 60, is the founder, and since 1999 a partner, of Aurora Capital LLC, a private investment and consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to founding Aurora Capital, Mr. McGovern served in a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Georgia-Pacific Corporation from 1981 to 1999, including Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1999. Previously, Mr. McGovern had been Vice President and Director, Forest Products and Package Division of Chase Manhattan Bank. He currently serves as Director of Genetek, Inc., Payless ShoeSource, Inc. and Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. In 2006 the Board appointed Mr. McGovern to serve as lead director for all executive sessions of non-management directors. Mr. McGovern has served as a director of Neenah since January 10, 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Senior Director of Fine Paper Marketing |
Current |
Dave has been a member of the Board of Directors for 15years. He is currently serving on the Building & Grounds Committee. He has worked at Neenah Paper for 38 years as a Utilities Operator. Dave was a member at Neenah Paper Credit Union for 20 years and here at Badger Globe for 18 years since the merger. Dave and his wife Carol live in Neenah and have 2 children.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Utilities Operator |
Current |
| Badger Globe Credit Union |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Ron has been employed at Neenah Paper for 29 years and works as a Shift Facilitator. He has been a member of a credit union for 29 years, 18 of them with Badger Globe. Ron has worked on the Real Estate Committee and is currently on the Building & Grounds Committee. He and wife Mary live in Menasha and have 4 children. Ron would like to see the credit union expand it's membership within Kimberly-Clark.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Badger Globe Credit Union |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Timothy S. Lucas , CPA, age 62, has served as an independent consultant on financial reporting issues practicing as Lucas Financial Reporting since 2002. From 1988 to 2002, Mr. Lucas worked at the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), where he was the Director of Research and Technical Activities, and Chairman of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force. Mr. Lucas has served as a director of Neenah since November 30, 2004.
Dr. Leeper has served as Senior Strategic Adviser since May 2006. Dr. Leeper served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from February 1996 to April 2006, as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Female Health Company Division from May 1994 until January 1996, as Senior Vice President - Development of the Company from 1989 until January 1996 and as a Director of the Company since 1987. Dr. Leeper is a shareholder and has served as a Vice President and Director of Phoenix of Illinois since 1987. From 1981 until 1986, Dr. Leeper served as Vice President - Market Development for Searle's Pharmaceutical Group and in various Searle research and development management positions. As Vice President - Market Development, Dr. Leeper was responsible for worldwide licensing and acquisition, marketing and market research. In earlier positions, she was responsible for preparation of new drug applications and was a liaison with the FDA. Dr. Leeper serves on the Board of Neenah Paper, Inc. and is chair of its nominating and governance committee. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Female Health Company |
Senior Strategic Advisor |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Female Health Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wisconsin Pharmacal Company, LLC |
President |
Former |
| The Female Health Company |
President |
Former |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee |
Former |
| Temple University |
Ph.D |
Former |
| The Female Health Company |
Chair |
Current |
| Temple University |
M.S |
Former |
| Drexel University |
B.S |
Former |
Philip C. Moore, age 53, is a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, L.L.P., Canada's largest law firm. Mr. Moore practices corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions and other business law issues. Mr. Moore has been with McCarthy Tétrault, L.L.P. since 1988. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Moore was a director of Imax Corporation. He is currently a director of various private companies. Mr. Moore has served as a director of Neenah since November 30, 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Neenah Paper, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Munising LP |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Imax Corporation |
Director |
Former |