John V. Faraci, Chairman and CEO, International Paper

JOHN V. FARACI has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper (paper, packaging and distribution) since 2003. Earlier in 2003, he was elected President and a director of International Paper, and previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with additional corporate responsibility for the company’s former majority-owned New Zealand subsidiary, Carter Holt Harvey. He joined International Paper in 1974. He serves as Chairman of the US-Brazil CEO Forum. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Forest & Paper Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute. He is also a member of the Moscow School of Management – SKOLKOVO Advisory Board and the Denison University Board of Trustees. Mr. Faraci is 62 and has been a UTC director since 2005.