MeadWestvaco Corporation’s Board of Directors recently elected Alan D. Wilson, 53, a director of the company. Mr. Wilson brings extensive consumer products knowledge and experience in the food industry to help guide MWV’s global packaging business.
Mr. Wilson is chairman, president and chief executive officer of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor and provider of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry - retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. He has served in a variety of executive management roles at McCormick since joining the company in 1993. Previously, Mr. Wilson worked for nine years at Procter & Gamble, where he held progressively responsible positions in product supply, procurement and manufacturing.
Mr. Wilson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the leading trade association for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, and on the Maryland Economic Development Commission and the Business Roundtable for Education. He is president of the Alumni Board of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
