Board of Directors

Jean-Michel Ribiéras became Sylvamo’s chairman and chief executive officer at its inception as a spinoff of International Paper. His 35-year paper and packaging career spans three continents, multiple businesses and a variety of leadership roles such as senior vice president, Industrial Packaging the Americas and most recently senior vice president, Global Papers.

Jean-Michel serves on the boards of the American Forest & Paper Association and U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, and previously served on the boards of the Brazil Pulp & Paper Association and The Ilim Group, a Russia based joint venture with International Paper. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from École Supérieure des Dirigeants d Enterprise (France) and a Master of Marketing from University of Hartford.

Stan Askren spent the majority of his 36-year career at HNI Corporation, where he served as chairman, president and chief executive officer. He also serves on the boards of Allison Transmission Holdings and Armstrong World Industries.

Christine S. Breves served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of United States Steel, most recently serving as executive vice president of business transformation. During her 43-year career, she served in a variety of senior executive roles and has extensive experience in procurement, supply chain, manufacturing and business transformation.

Jeanmarie Desmond retired from DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in 2020 after a 31-year career. She most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Desmond also serves on the boards of IPG Photonics and Trinseo.

Liz Gottung retired from Kimberly-Clark Corporation in 2017 after a 36-year career. She served as chief human resources officer for 15 years. Gottung also serves on the board of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.

Joia M. Johnson spent a substantial portion of her 36-year career with Hanesbrands Inc. before retiring this year. She served as chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary, and in other executive leadership roles. Johnson also serves on the boards of Global Payments, Inc. and Regions Financial Corporation.

Karl Meyers has more than 40 years of experience in the paper industry, most recently serving as the chief executive officer and chairman of Soundview Paper, now known as Marcal. Meyers also held executive positions at Georgia-Pacific, Fort James Corporation and Fort Howard Paper Company.

David Petratis serves as chairman of Allegion plc where he was most recently president and chief executive officer. Dave led Allegion’s spinoff in 2013 and has extensive experience in manufacturing and operations, global commercial markets and strategy development, serving in a variety of leadership positions throughout his 40-year career.

J. Paul Rollinson currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Kinross Gold, where he also serves on the company’s board. He has extensive international experience in mining, forestry, power and utilities and industrial sectors during his 30-year career.

Mark Wilde served as an equity analyst covering global pulp, paper and forest products companies for more than 30 years, with the majority of his career at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust. Wilde was most recently managing director and sell-side senior analyst in equity research for Bank of Montreal Capital Markets.

James P. Zallie currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Ingredion, where he also serves on the company’s board. He has extensive operating, manufacturing and leadership experience throughout his 38-year career.