Robert A. Feeser

Career History

Mr. Feeser, 46, is president of the Packaging Resources Group of MeadWestvaco Corporation. His responsibilities include all of the company’s primary mill-based manufacturing businesses in the US and in Brazil.

Mr. Feeser joined Mead’s Fine Paper Division as a product manager in 1987, and later served as marketing director and director of sales and marketing, carbonless and converting papers.  In 1994, he was named director of sales and marketing for the carbonless and converting business unit of the Paper Division.  He joined Zellerbach, Mead’s distribution business, in 1995 as vice president and general manager of the industrial business unit.  In 1997, Mr. Feeser was named president of Gilbert Paper and served in this role until joining Mead’s Containerboard Division in 2000,  where he served as president until 2002.  In 2002, he was named corporate VP of packaging where he led integration activities within the packaging businesses following the Mead and Westvaco merger.  In 2003 he assume responsibility for Rigesa, the company’s Brazilian packaging subsidiary.  In 2004, he was named president, Packaging Resources Group, which included the company’s bleached paperboard businesses and Rigesa.  His responsibilities were expanded in 2006 to include both the Kraft and Coated Kraft businesses.

Prior to joining Mead, Mr. Feeser was with Champion International, where he held various positions in process engineering and product development working from Champion’s Technical Center in Hamilton, Ohio.

Professional Associations

• North Carolina State Pulp & Paper Foundation
  Director
• American Forest & Paper Association Containerboard Executive Committee
  Member
• MeadWestvaco Foundation
  Director
• Science Museum Foundation of Virginia
  Director

Education

• Duke University
  Master of Business Administration, Finance and Marketing
• University of Dayton
  Master of Science, Chemical Engineering
• Miami University (Ohio)
  Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Science