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and vice president, Wood Products, from 2000 until
2004. Mr. Hoel joined International Paper in 1983.
Tommy S. Joseph, 56, senior vice president -
manufacturing, technology, EH&S and global
sourcing since January 2010. Mr. Joseph previously
served as senior vice president - manufacturing,
technology, EH&S from February 2009 until
December 2009, and vice president - technology from
2005 until February 2009. Mr. Joseph is a director of
Ilim Holding S.A., a Swiss Holding Company in which
International Paper holds a 50% interest, and of its
subsidiary, Ilim Group. Mr. Joseph joined International
Paper in 1983.
Thomas G. Kadien, 59, senior vice president - human
resources, government relations & global citizenship,
since November 1, 2014. Mr. Kadien previously
served as senior vice president - consumer packaging
and IP Asia from January 2010 to October 31, 2014,
and senior vice president and president - xpedx from
2005 until 2009. Mr. Kadien serves on the board of
directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company. Mr.
Kadien joined International Paper in 1978.
Glenn R. Landau, 47, senior vice president -
president, IP Latin America since November 1, 2014.
Mr. Landau previously served as vice president -
president IP Latin America from 2013 to October 31,
2014, vice president - investor relations from 2011 to
2013, and vice president and general manager,
containerboard and recycling from 2007 to 2011. Mr.
Landau joined International Paper in 1991.
Timothy S. Nicholls, 54, senior vice president -
industrial packaging since November 1, 2014. Mr.
Nicholls previously served as senior vice president -
printing and communications papers of the Americas
from November 2011 to October 31, 2014, senior vice
president and chief financial officer from 2007 until
2011, vice president and executive project leader of
IP Europe during 2007, and vice president and chief
financial officer - IP Europe from 2005 until 2007. Mr.
Nicholls joined International Paper in 1991.
Jean-Michel Ribieras, 53, senior vice president -
president, IP Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia
since June 2013. Mr. Ribieras previously served as
president - IP Latin America from 2009 until 2013. Mr.
Ribieras is a director of Ilim Holding S.A., a Swiss
holding company in which International Paper holds
a 50% interest, and of its subsidiary, Ilim Group. Mr.
Ribieras joined International Paper in 1993.
Carol L. Roberts, 56, senior vice president & chief
financial officer since November 2011. Ms. Roberts
previously served as senior vice president - industrial
packaging from 2008 until 2011 and senior vice
president - IP packaging solutions from 2005 until
2008. Ms. Roberts serves on the board of directors of
Alcoa Inc. Ms. Roberts joined International Paper in
1981.
Sharon R. Ryan, 56, senior vice president, general
counsel & corporate secretary since November 2011.
Ms. Ryan previously served as vice president, acting
general counsel & corporate secretary from May 2011
until November 2011, vice president from March 2011
until May 2011, associate general counsel, chief
ethics and compliance officer from 2009 until 2011,
and associate general counsel from 2006 until 2009.
Ms. Ryan joined International Paper in 1988.
RAW MATERIALS
Raw materials essential to our businesses include
wood fiber, purchased in the form of pulpwood, wood
chips and old corrugated containers (OCC), and certain
chemicals, including caustic soda and starch.
Information concerning fiber supply purchase
agreements that were entered into in connection with
the Company’s 2006 Transformation Plan and the
CBPR acquisition in 2008 is presented in Note 11
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities on page 61 of
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-
K that are not historical in nature may be considered
“forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are often identified by the words, “will,”
“may,” “should,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“expect,” “plan,” “appear,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,”
and words of a similar nature. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and reflect
management’s current views with respect to future
events, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in these statements. Factors
which could cause actual results to differ include but
are not limited to: (i) the level of our indebtedness and
changes in interest rates; (ii) industry conditions,
including but not limited to changes in the cost or
availability of raw materials, energy and transportation
costs, competition we face, cyclicality and changes in
consumer preferences, demand and pricing for our
products; (iii) global economic conditions and political
changes, including but not limited to the impairment of
financial institutions, changes in currency exchange
rates, credit ratings issued by recognized credit rating
organizations, the amount of our future pension funding
obligation, changes in tax laws and pension and health
care costs; (iv) unanticipated expenditures related to
the cost of compliance with existing and new
environmental and other governmental regulations and
to actual or potential litigation; (v) whether we
experience a material disruption at one of our