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## ABOUT MARK S. SUTTON 

Mark Sutton became chairman of the board of directors of International Paper on January 1, 2015, and CEO on November 1, 2014. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as president and chief operating officer (COO) responsible for leading the company’s global businesses. Sutton joined the company in 1984 in Pineville, La., after earning his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University. In 1995, he was named mill manager at the Thilmany, Wis., mill before relocating to Europe in 2000, to serve as director of European corrugated packaging operations. He was subsequently promoted in 2002, as vice president and  general manager for all corrugated packaging operations across seven countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 2005, he was named vice president of corporate strategic planning and relocated to Memphis, Tenn. He became senior vice president, global supply chain, in 2007 and in 2009, was named senior vice president, printing and communications papers & Latin America. Sutton was appointed to senior vice president, industrial packaging, the company’s largest business in 2011, prior to being named president and COO. 

MARK S. SUTTON CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER INTERNATIONAL PAPER 

