Greif, Inc. Establishes New Board Committee
April 17 2015 - 8:33AM
Business Wire
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial
packaging products and services, today announced that its Board of
Directors has formed a special committee to provide strategic input
on the company’s ongoing transformation initiative.
“Greif has been making progress on a strategic transformation
plan that will allow us to better align resources with the needs of
customers, improve returns on invested capital and better reward
our shareholders,” said David B. Fischer, CEO of Greif, Inc. “Our
company has always benefited from a highly experienced and engaged
Board of Directors, and the creation of this committee increases
management’s opportunity to leverage the deep experience of board
members who have previously led successful transformation efforts
as executives in multifaceted global organizations. Having a
committee to specifically focus on assisting the executive team is
exciting and we appreciate their extra efforts.”
Board member and former Global CEO of DHL Supply Chain Bruce A.
Edwards will chair the committee. The other board members serving
on the committee are Vicki L. Avril, former CEO and President of
TMK IPSCO; Mark A. Emkes, former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Bridgestone Americas and Bridgestone Americas Holdings;
John F. Finn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gardner Inc.;
and Patrick J. Norton, former Executive Vice President and CFO, The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
“The Board of Directors has been actively involved in reviewing
the transformation plan during its formative stages and we are
pleased with the progress to date,” said Michael J. Gasser,
Chairman of Greif, Inc. “Given the scale and importance of this
effort to the future of Greif, we have established this committee
to provide strategic counsel to management and also provide the
Board more frequent insights on the progress being made.”
About Greif, Inc.
Greif is a world leader in industrial packaging products and
services. The company produces steel, plastic, fibre, flexible,
corrugated, multiwall and reconditioned containers, intermediate
bulk containers, containerboard and packaging accessories, and
provides blending, filling, packaging and industrial packaging
reconditioning services for a wide range of industries. Greif also
manages timber properties in North America. The company is
strategically positioned in more than 50 countries to serve global
as well as regional customers. Additional information is on the
company's website at www.greif.com.
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