Westvaco

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Westvaco

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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