Daniel A Kraft

Daniel A. Kraft is President — International for the Kraft Group. The Kraft Group is a private holding company headquartered in Boston. The Group is comprised of companies in the paper and packaging industries, sports and entertainment, and private equity investing. Dan also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of International Forest Products LLC (IFP). IFP, a member of the Kraft Group, is an international trading company that markets paper, pulp, and solid wood products to more than 80 countries worldwide. Dan's father Robert Kraft founded IFP in 1972 primarily as a trader/exporter of containerboard grades of paper. Dan assumed management responsibility of the company in 1997. Since that time he has expanded the company through diversification into various other forest product commodities and geographic regions. From 1994 to 1997 Mr. Kraft served as Vice President of Marketing for the Kraft Sports Group, which includes the New England Patriots, the New England Revolution, and Foxboro Stadium (now Gillette Stadium). In this role Mr. Kraft was responsible for all team and stadium sponsorship sales, broadcast rights, promotions, advertising and special events. From 1995 to 1999 he also served as Executive Producer of the Patriots pre-season game television broadcasts and of the New England Patriots weekly, Emmy award winning television show "Patriots All Access". Upon his graduation from Tufts University in 1987, Dan worked as a Research Analyst and Account Executive at TeleRep in New York. TeleRep is one of the largest television station representatives in the country selling advertising time for stations across the USA. In 1990, Dan was promoted to Sales Manager of the firm's Boston office. He served in this role for 4 years. He is a Founding Board Member and Board Chair for Team IMPACT, Trustee Emeritus at Tufts University, a member of the Board of Directors the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Board of Directors of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts & Rhode Island, as well as Trustee of The Rivers School. Dan is married with 3 children.