Veritiv Corporation announced that Stuart Crockford has joined the company as Senior Vice President ? Business Development to lead Veritiv's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. In this newly created role, Mr. Crockford will be responsible for leading all aspects of the company's business development and M&A strategy.

Mr. Crockford joins Veritiv from Morgan Stanley where he served as a Vice President of Investment Banking in the Global Industrials Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Crockford spent 12 years in the United States Navy as an F/A-18 fighter pilot. He holds an MBA from Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business in Houston, Texas.