Corporate Governance

Carol L. Roberts

Carol L. Roberts

Experience

  • 2011 – 2017 (retired): Senior Vice President and CFO, International Paper Company
  • 2005 – 2010 Senior Vice President, Industrial Packaging, International Paper Company
  • 1981 – 2004: Various leadership roles (including Senior Vice President, Packaging and Vice President, Industrial Packing and Vice President, People Development), International Paper Company

Other Public Company Directorships

  • 2016 – Present: Alcoa Corporation

Former Public Company Directorships

  • 2014 – 2016: Arconic, Inc., formerly known as Alcoa, Inc.

Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:

  • Ms. Roberts brings to the Board significant finance and M&A expertise from her tenure as CFO of International Paper, a publicly traded company and global leader in packaging and paper with manufacturing operations in countries around the world, which enables her to lead the Finance Committee and assist leadership and the Board with finance, accounting and risk management expertise, including expertise with financial controls, capital allocation, investment oversight, cost management, and strategic planning.
  • With engineering expertise and a 40 year tenure with International Paper in various manufacturing, operations and executive leadership roles, including as Senior Vice President, Industrial Packaging, Ms. Roberts has led large, complex organizations and obtained deep experience in agile operations and logistics excellence.
  • Ms. Roberts has strong knowledge of human capital management gained through first-hand experience of leading teams and as International Paper’s Vice President of People Development during which she developed programs focused on talent development and employee engagement.

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