Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 15, 2000
ALEX KWADER has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of
FiberMark, Inc. since August 1991 and a Director since November 1991. He
is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. Since 1970, Mr.
Kwader has been employed by the company and its predecessor, Boise
Cascade, a diversified paper products company. He served as Senior Vice
President of the company from March 1990 to August 1991 and as Vice
President from the company's inception in June 1989 until March 1990.
From 1970 until June 1989, Mr. Kwader was employed by Boise in various
managerial positions. Mr. Kwader was General Manager of the Pressboard
Products Division from 1986 until June 1989. From 1980 to 1985, he
served as General Manager of the Latex Fiber Products Division of BCC.
Mr. Kwader holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Massachusetts and an MS from Carnegie Mellon University. He also
attended the Harvard Business School Executive Program. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of FiberMark 'the company's history, products, customers and those kinds of things.
Mr. Kwader: Let me begin by telling you that