Mark A. Suwyn

Chairman at Gourmet Express, Inc.

81 year

Process Industries

Non-Energy Minerals

Producer Manufacturing

Profile

Mark A.
Suwyn is currently the Executive Chairman at Gourmet Express, Inc., the Director at YMCA of Southwest Florida, and the President at MARSUW LLC.
Previously, he served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
from 1996 to 2004.
He also held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at NewPage Consolidated Papers, Inc. and Chairman at NewPage Holding Corp.
In addition, he was the Chairman at NewPage Group, Inc. from 2009 to 2010 and the Executive Chairman at NewPage Corp.
in 2010.
Dr. Suwyn has also served as the Chairman at Energage LLC.
He was the Director & Executive Vice President at International Paper Co. from 1992 to 1995 and the Director at Ballard Power Systems, Inc. from 2003 to 2009.
Furthermore, he held the position of Director at United Rentals, Inc., Oldapco, Inc., Oldapco PDC Corp., and BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. Dr. Suwyn was also a Director at BlueLinx Corp., Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, The Nature Conservancy of Oregon, Kelly Cabinets, Junior Achievement, Inc., and Junior Achievement International.
He served as an Independent Director at Ballard Power Systems, Inc. from 2003 to 2012.
Additionally, Dr. Suwyn was the Senior Vice President at EIDP, Inc. and a Trustee at Hope College.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Hope College and obtained a doctorate degree from Washington State University.

Mark A. Suwyn active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Gourmet Express, Inc.	Chairman	2013-03-19
MARSUW LLC	President	2000-02-29
YMCA of Southwest Florida YMCA of Southwest Florida Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services YMCA of Southwest Florida is a non-profit social services organization that is committed to empowering young people to reach their full potential, improving the health and well-being of all ages, and giving back by inspiring actions in and around our communities. The private company is based in Punta Gorda, FL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers various programs such as aquatics, youth and family, sports and recreation, child care, and wellness. It also provides scholarships, membership perks, and volunteer opportunities. The company has been working tirelessly to ensure people are safe, have access to food and basic necessities, and is leading the way in hurricane relief. The CEO of the company is Gene T. Jones.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Mark A. Suwyn

Companies	Position	End
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.	Director/Board Member	2012-06-04
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Contech Engineered Solutions LLC provides site solutions for engineers, contractors, architects, and owners. Its products include bridges and structures, erosion control, pipe, retaining walls and storm water management. The company was founded in July 1986 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.	Director/Board Member	2011-12-31
NewPage Group, Inc. NewPage Group, Inc. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Group, Inc. manufactures coated papers. The company through its subsidiaries engages in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of printing papers primarily used for commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, textbooks and labels. Its products include coated, uncoated, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty paper and market pulp. NewPage Group was founded on October 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Chairman	2010-06-10
NewPage Holding Corp. NewPage Holding Corp. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Holding Corp. engages in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of coated papers. It also operates paper mills. The company was founded on April 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Chairman	2010-06-10
NewPage Corp. NewPage Corp. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Corp. produces printing and specialty papers The firm's products portfolio include coated, specialty, supercalendered and uncoated papers. Its products are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners. NewPage was founded in May 2005 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Chairman	2010-06-10

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Training of Mark A. Suwyn

Hope College	Undergraduate Degree
Washington State University	Doctorate Degree

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Linked companies

Listed companies	5
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY	Process Industries
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION	Non-Energy Minerals
UNITED RENTALS, INC.	Finance
BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC.	Distribution Services
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.	Producer Manufacturing

Private companies	18
EIDP, Inc. EIDP, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries EIDP, Inc. engages in the provision of science-based products and services. It operates through the Seed and Crop Protection segments. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms around the world. The Crop Protection segment serves the global agricultural input industry with products that protect against weeds, insects and other pests, and disease, and that improve overall crop health both above and below ground via nitrogen management and seed-applied technologies. The company was founded by Eleuthere Irenee du Pont in 1802 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.	Process Industries
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. /Old/ Ballard Power Systems, Inc. /Old/ Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Ballard Power Systems, Inc. developes, manufactures and markets proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products	Producer Manufacturing
Oldapco, Inc. Oldapco, Inc. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Oldapco, Inc. manufactured and distributed coated paper products including carbonless, thermal and security papers. It offered coating formulations and applications, security paper, digital, coated, colored papers, watermarks and custom dandy rolls, contract manufacturing and toll coating solutions. The company was founded by Charles S. Boyd on May 13, 1907 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.	Process Industries
Oldapco PDC Corp. Oldapco PDC Corp. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Oldapco PDC Corp. engaged in the manufactured of coated paper products. It operated through Thermal Papers and Carbonless Papers segments. The Thermal Papers segment included development and production of substrates for the transaction and item identification. The Carbonless Papers segment comprises carbonless, security, and other specialty paper products. The company was founded on December 28, 2000 and was headquartered in Appleton, WI.	Process Industries
NewPage Holding Corp. NewPage Holding Corp. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Holding Corp. engages in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of coated papers. It also operates paper mills. The company was founded on April 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Process Industries
NewPage Consolidated Papers, Inc. NewPage Consolidated Papers, Inc. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Consolidated Papers, Inc. manufactures coated papers. Its products include woodfree and mechanical coated papers. It offers services to catalog publishers, retailers, commercial printers, and graphic designers. The company is located in Miamisburg, OH.	Process Industries
NewPage Group, Inc. NewPage Group, Inc. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Group, Inc. manufactures coated papers. The company through its subsidiaries engages in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of printing papers primarily used for commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, textbooks and labels. Its products include coated, uncoated, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty paper and market pulp. NewPage Group was founded on October 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Process Industries
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Contech Engineered Solutions LLC provides site solutions for engineers, contractors, architects, and owners. Its products include bridges and structures, erosion control, pipe, retaining walls and storm water management. The company was founded in July 1986 and is headquartered in West Chester, OH.	Non-Energy Minerals
NewPage Corp. NewPage Corp. Pulp & PaperProcess Industries NewPage Corp. produces printing and specialty papers The firm's products portfolio include coated, specialty, supercalendered and uncoated papers. Its products are used in commercial printing to create corporate collateral, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts and direct mail as well as in specialty paper applications including beverage bottle labels, food and medical packaging, pressure-sensitive labels and release liners. NewPage was founded in May 2005 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, OH.	Process Industries
BlueLinx Corp. BlueLinx Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services BlueLinx Corp. engages in the distribution of building products. It offers logistics, milling, and fabrication services. The company was founded in May 2004 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.	Distribution Services
The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
Kelly Cabinets
Junior Achievement, Inc.
Junior Achievement International
Gourmet Express, Inc.
MARSUW LLC
Energage LLC Energage LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Energage LLC provides on-demand employee surveys. It also provides employee survey to compare themselves against their peers. The firm offers business services and benchmarked employee surveys. WorkPlaceDynamics was founded by Douglas J. Claffey in 2006 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.	Commercial Services
YMCA of Southwest Florida YMCA of Southwest Florida Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services YMCA of Southwest Florida is a non-profit social services organization that is committed to empowering young people to reach their full potential, improving the health and well-being of all ages, and giving back by inspiring actions in and around our communities. The private company is based in Punta Gorda, FL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers various programs such as aquatics, youth and family, sports and recreation, child care, and wellness. It also provides scholarships, membership perks, and volunteer opportunities. The company has been working tirelessly to ensure people are safe, have access to food and basic necessities, and is leading the way in hurricane relief. The CEO of the company is Gene T. Jones.	Health Services