Mark W. Kowlzan has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of PCA since July 2010. From 1998 through June 2010, Mr. Kowlzan led the company’s containerboard mill system, first as Vice President and General Manager and then as Senior Vice President – Containerboard. From 1996 through 1998, Mr. Kowlzan served in various senior mill-related operating positions with PCA and Tenneco Packaging, including as manager of the Counce linerboard mill. Prior to joining Tenneco Packaging, Mr. Kowlzan spent 15 years at International Paper Company, where he held a series of operational and managerial positions within its mill organization. Mr. Kowlzan is a member of the board of directors of the American Forest Paper Association.
Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) is an American manufacturing company based in Lake Forest, Illinois.
It is the fourth-largest producer of containerboard and the third-largest producer of uncoated freesheet in North America. The company has over 13,000 employees, with operations primarily in the United States and a converting operation in Canada.
