Board of Directors
Verso’s board of directors consists of six directors who are elected by our stockholders on an annual basis. To assist our directors in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities, the board of directors maintains the following standing committees that exercise the authority and power of the board in overseeing the management of specific areas of Verso’s business and affairs: Audit; Compensation; and Corporate Governance and Nominating. All the directors of Verso, with the exception of Mr. Nebel, are independent under the applicable standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Verso's directors are as follows:
Sean T.
Erwin has been our director since January 2020. Mr. Erwin is Chairman
of the Board and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Erwin formerly was the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President at Neenah Paper, Inc. He has more than 40 years of paper
industry experience, including in various executive leadership roles.
Dr. Robert
K. Beckler
has been our director since January 2020 and chairs our Compensation Committee. Dr. Beckler is the founder and owner of RKB Consulting,
LLC, and formerly served as President,
Packaging Solutions, of WestRock Company (formerly MeadWestvaco Corporation).
Dr. Beckler has more than 33 years of experience, including various senior executive
leadership roles, in specialty chemicals, paper, and packaging, with deep
expertise in product development, supply chain, manufacturing, and global
markets.
Marvin
Cooper
has been our director since January
2020. Mr. Cooper is a member of our Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee and our Compensation Committee. Mr. Cooper formerly served as the
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Domtar Corporation. Mr.
Cooper has more than 40 years of paper industry experience, including in various
executive leadership roles.
Jeffrey E. Kirt
has been
our director since January 2020. Mr. Kirt is Vice Chairman of the Board and chairs our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and is a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Kirt is the
founder, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Fifth Lake Management,
LLC, an investment management firm. Before founding Fifth Lake Management, he
was a partner at Pamplona Capital Management, L.P. and Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. Mr.
Kirt has significant experience in sourcing, evaluating and managing
investments in public and private companies and has served as a director on a
number of public and private company boards of directors.
Randy J. Nebel has been our President and
Chief Executive Officer since October 2020 and has been our director since November 2019. Mr. Nebel formerly was Executive Vice President of
Integrated Packaging at KapStone Paper
and Packaging Corporation and has more than 40 years of paper industry
experience, including in various executive leadership roles. He previously
served on the boards of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers
and the American Forest & Paper Association.
Nancy M. Taylor
has been our director
since November 2019. Ms. Taylor chairs our Audit Committee and is a member of our
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Taylor formerly was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Tredegar Corporation, a global
manufacturing company, and she has more than 20 years of experience in senior
and executive management, including both operational and commercial leadership
roles with manufacturing companies. Ms. Taylor also currently serves on
the boards of directors of two other public companies.
