Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 15, 2000

Alex Kwader – Fibermark Inc (fmk)

ALEX KWADER has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of FiberMark, Inc. since August 1991 and a Director since November 1991. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. Since 1970, Mr. Kwader has been employed by the company and its predecessor, Boise Cascade, a diversified paper products company. He served as Senior Vice President of the company from March 1990 to August 1991 and as Vice President from the company's inception in June 1989 until March 1990. From 1970 until June 1989, Mr. Kwader was employed by Boise in various managerial positions. Mr. Kwader was General Manager of the Pressboard Products Division from 1986 until June 1989. From 1980 to 1985, he served as General Manager of the Latex Fiber Products Division of BCC. Mr. Kwader holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and an MS from Carnegie Mellon University. He also attended the Harvard Business School Executive Program. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of FiberMark '

the company's history, products, customers and those kinds of things.

Mr. Kwader: Let me begin by telling you that