James A Buzzard

Mr. Buzzard, 53, has responsibility for our company's operations including Packaging, Consumer & Office Products, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Papers, Technology and Supply Chain. Mr. Buzzard began his career with Westvaco in 1978 and completed several assignments in the Controller’s department and the former Kraft Division. In 1982, he was named purchasing manager for the Kraft Division. In 1984, he was named administration manager for the former Container Division. He became area sales manager for the Eaton, Ohio, container plant in 1986. He was promoted to corporate marketing manager in marketing services in 1988 and became manager of marketing services in 1990, responsible for corporate market research, the company’s Marketing Personnel Development Program and working with the company's divisions to develop their new products and services. In 1991, he was named manager of business planning and analysis for the Envelope Division, and in 1992 he was named manager of the Envelope Division and elected vice president of Westvaco. In 1994, he became interim marketing and sales manager of the Fine Papers Division and became sales and marketing manager in 1995. In 1998, he was named assistant division manager of the Fine Papers Division. In 1999, he was elected senior vice president of Westvaco and manager of the Fine Papers Division. In 2000, he assumed responsibility for the Envelope Division, and later that year, he was named executive vice president of Westvaco. He was named executive vice president for MeadWestvaco Corporation in 2002 with responsibility for merger integration and the Consumer & Office Products Group. He was named president in 2003.