KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., Northbrook, Ill., USA, elected Paula H.J. Cholmondeley as a director of the company, effective August 11, 2016. Cholmondeley joins the board of directors as a Class B director with a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017. KapStone increased the number of its directors from 11 to 12. 

Cholmondeley, age 69, is the founder and CEO of The Sorrel Group LLC, a corporate governance consulting company. She currently serves as an independent trustee of Nationwide Mutual Funds and as a member of the board of directors of Terex Corporation and Bank of the Ozarks Inc. Previously, she also was the VP and GM of Specialty Products at Sappi Fine Paper North America, a producer of coated wood-free paper and related products, and served seven years in various financial roles at International Paper Company. Additionally, she is a part-time faculty member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. 

Cholmondeley graduated from Howard University with a B.A. in Accounting and earned an M.S. in Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

 

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. is the fifth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products and is the largest kraft paper producer in the U.S. KapStone has four paper mills, 22 corrugated converting facilities, 65 distribution centers, and approximately 6,300 employees.