COMPANY

Paper and chemicals company, founded 1888 by William Luke as the Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company. It changed name in 1889 to the West Virginia Paper Company and in 1969 to Westvaco. Its headquarters was relocated to New York City in 1929 and later to Stamford, Connecticut. The company merged with Mead in 2002 to form MeadWestvaco.

Industry:
Resources

Ticker:
NYSE:W (defunect)

Corporate headquarters:
Stamford, CT

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rita V. Foley	Business	c. 1954		Former VP, MeadWestVaco
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Bodman	Government	26-Nov-1938		US Secretary of Energy
Thomas W. Cole, Jr.	Educator	c. 1941		President of Clark Atlanta, 1989-2002
Richard B. Kelson	Business	20-Nov-1946		CFO of Alcoa, 1997-2006
Douglas S. Luke	Business	c. 1942		CEO of HL Capital, Inc.
John A. Luke, Jr.	Business	24-Nov-1948		CEO of MeadWestvaco
Jane L. Warner	Business	c. 1948		Illinois Tool Works executive

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alston D. Correll	Business	28-Apr-1941		CEO of Georgia-Pacific, 1993-2005

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