Executive Team

Michael P. Doss

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

Michael P. Doss is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Graphic Packaging Holding Company. Prior to January 1, 2016, Mr. Doss held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer from May 20, 2015 through December 31, 2015 and Chief Operating Officer from January 1, 2014 until May 19, 2015. Prior to these positions, he served as the Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations of Graphic Packaging Holding Company. Prior to this, Mr. Doss held the position of Senior Vice President, Consumer Packaging Division. Prior to March 2008, he had served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Products Packaging of Graphic Packaging Corporation since September 2006. From July 2000 until September 2006, he was the Vice President of Operations, Universal Packaging Division. Mr. Doss was Director of Web Systems for the Universal Packaging Division prior to his promotion to Vice President of Operations. Since joining Graphic Packaging International Corporation in 1990, Mr. Doss has held positions of increasing management responsibility, including plant manager at the Gordonsville, TN and Wausau, WI plants. He holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial marketing and a Master of Business Administration in finance, both from Western Michigan University. He is also a graduate of Harvard University’s General Manager Program.

Mr. Doss serves on the Board of Directors for the American Forest & Paper Association, the Sustainable Forest Initiative, the Paper Recycling Coalition, the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Woodruff Arts Center, the American Bird Conservancy, and Regal Rexnord Corporation (RRX).

Maggie Bidlingmaier

Executive Vice President and President, Americas

Maggie Bidlingmaier joined Graphic Packaging Holding Company as the Executive Vice President and President, Americas business unit, on January 28, 2022. Maggie was most recently President, Performance Solutions, for Invista, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., where she led numerous multimillion-dollar global businesses within the flooring, apparel and airbag fiber segments. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Surfaces, at Invista, following a successful career with Avery Dennison in global sales and marketing roles of increasing responsibility. Ms. Bidlingmaier holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.

Brian Davison

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development

Brian Davison is the Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development, responsible for leading the Company’s strategic planning processes and merger and acquisition activities. Brian joined Graphic Packaging International, LLC in December of 2019. He has over 20 years of strategy and corporate development experience having previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development at Conagra Brands and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development at Hillshire Brands. He also held a number of senior corporate strategy roles at Kraft Foods including Vice President of Strategic Planning, and he worked at the consulting firm that was then known as Booz Allen & Hamilton, where he left as a Principal. Brian holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

Ricardo De Genova

Senior Vice President, Global Innovation and New Business

Ricardo De Genova has been the Senior Vice President, Global Innovation and New Business of Graphic Packaging Holding Company since July 2020. Before joining Graphic Packaging, Ricardo was the vice president of global marketing and R&D innovation for the pulp and paper business at Solenis LLC, a leading global supplier of water treatment and process chemicals. Prior to Solenis, Ricardo served as the global lead of R&D and innovation for the industrial specialties business of Ashland Specialty Ingredients. Before joining Ashland, Ricardo spent 21 years with The Dow Chemical Company in a number of international assignments in business and technical leadership positions and five years with Cargill, Inc. where he led the development of new chemistries based on renewable resources. Ricardo is a native of Brazil where he received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. He also attended the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Ricardo is the author and co-author of numerous patents and industry publications and the recipient of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge award (sponsored by the EPA) and the Herman Stone Technical Excellence award (sponsored by the Polyurethane Foam Association).

Michael Farrell

EVP, Paperboard Manufacturing

Michael Farrell is the Executive Vice President, Mills Division of Graphic Packaging Holding Company. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Supply Chain since January 2018. Prior to January 2018, Mr. Farrell had served as Vice President, Recycled Board Mills of Graphic Packaging International, LLC and its predecessor companies (“GPI”) from January 1, 2013; Senior Manufacturing Manager of GPI from October 28, 2009 until December 31, 2012. From December 11, 2008 until October 27, 2009, Mr. Farrell was the Manufacturing Manager of the West Monroe, Louisiana mill and from September 1, 2006 until December 10, 2008 was the General Manager of the Middletown, Ohio mill of GPI.

Richard L. McLeod

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain

Richard L. McLeod is the Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, for Graphic Packaging International. Mr. McLeod mostly recently served as Senior Vice President, Family Care and PG Ventures Product Supply, as well as Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing for The Procter & Gamble Company. Over a nearly 34-year career with Procter & Gamble, Mr. McLeod held various manufacturing and supply chain leadership positions primarily in the paper and hygiene products categories, including extended assignments in Asia and Latin America. He has also served as a member of the American Forest & Paper Association Board of Directors and Advisory Board member for the Global Supply Chain Institute. Mr. McLeod is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Engineering, where he received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Vish M. Narendra

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Global Services

Vish M. Narendra is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Global Business Services, of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a position he has held since May 1, 2015. Mr. Narendra joined Graphic Packaging Holding Company from General Electric Company, a focused, global infrastructure leader. Mr. Narendra was with the General Electric Company from September 2001 to April 2015 and served most recently as CIO for the Alstom integration for the GE Power & Water business. From September 2001 to August 2014, Mr. Narendra held a series of roles with increasing responsibility, including a stint as the Asia region CIO for the Energy and Aviation businesses within General Electric Company, CIO for demand management within the Power Generation business and other functional roles. Prior to General Electric Company, Mr. Narendra was with Idea Integration from 1999 to 2001, a provider of digital strategy and application development. Mr. Narendra also worked for System Software Associates from 1994 to 1999.

Stephen R. Scherger

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Stephen R. Scherger is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Packaging Holding Company. From October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, Mr. Scherger was the Senior Vice President – Finance. From April 2012 through September 2014, Mr. Scherger served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Packaging Division. Mr. Scherger joined Graphic Packaging Holding Company in April of 2012 from MeadWestvaco Corporation, where he served as President, Beverage and Consumer Electronics. Mr. Scherger was with MeadWestvaco Corporation from 1986 to 2012 and held positions including Vice President, Corporate Strategy; Vice President and General Manager, Beverage Packaging; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Papers Group, Vice President Asia Pacific and Latin America, Beverage Packaging, Chief Financial Officer Beverage Packaging and other executive‐level positions.

Mr. Scherger serves on the Board of Directors for The Middleby Corporation, Junior Achievement of Georgia, and The United Way of Greater Atlanta, serving as a Past Chairman. Mr. Scherger also previously served as the Chairman of the Paperboard Packaging Council.

Elizabeth Spence

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Elizabeth Spence, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, joined Graphic Packaging in April 2022. Prior to this she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Gypsum Management and Supply, following her role as Vice President of Human Resources at Assurant. Ms. Spence is a seasoned human resources executive, having also spent time at The Coca-Cola Company and AT&T. Ms. Spence earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Education from Vanderbilt University as well as an MBA from Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

Lauren S. Tashma

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Lauren S. Tashma is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, serving in this position since February 2014. Previously, Ms. Tashma served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., where she led the legal, compliance and environmental, health and safety functions. Prior to that, Ms. Tashma had various roles with Fortune Brands, Inc., including Vice President and Associate General Counsel.

Joseph P. Yost

Executive Vice President and President, International

Joseph P. Yost is the Executive Vice President and President of the International business unit of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, based in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Yost has responsibility for converting operations outside the Americas, including the Company's businesses in EMEA, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to his current role, Mr. Yost served as EVP and President, Americas from 2017 to 2022. From 2013-2017, Mr. Yost served as SVP, Global Beverage and Europe, SVP, Europe, and SVP, European Chief Integration Officer/Chief Financial Officer. From 2009 until 2013, Mr. Yost was the SVP, Supply Chain of Graphic Packaging Holding Company. From 2006 to 2009, he served as VP, Operations Support–Consumer Packaging for Graphic Packaging International. From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Yost also served in the following positions: Director, Finance and Centralized Services with Graphic Packaging International and with Graphic Packaging Corporation; Manager, Operations Planning and Analysis – Consumer Products Division with Graphic Packaging Corporation; and other management positions with Fort James Corporation.