Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> June 25, 2001
NEIL A. MCLACHLAN was named President of Mead Consumer & Office Products
in March 1999. Before joining Mead, Mr. McLachlan served as Senior Vice
President, International of Fisher-Price, Inc., overseeing the
development of Mattel's infant and preschool business around the world.
Prior to that, he held numerous marketing and marketing leadership
positions with Fisher-Price as well as serving as the General Manager of
Fisher-Price Canada. Mr. McLachlan holds a Bachelor's degree in
Marketing from the Indiana University School of Business. Profile
TWST: Could you start off with an overview of The Mead Corporation?Mr. McLachlan: The Mead Corporation is a paper and forest products
company with sales of $4.4 billion in 2000. We serve