Dec 08, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. MeadWestvaco (MWV) Corp. names Peter Durette as new chief strategy officer and he has also been elected as a vice president of MWV, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. He will be instrumental in continuing the company’s focus on driving long-term growth in shareholder value. In doing so, he will establish a new MWV Strategy Council to coordinate the work of the Strategic Business Units, and the Finance, Human Resources, Operations and Supply Chain groups. Most recently, Mr. Durette served in a similar role as vice president, Strategy and Business Development for Textron, Inc., where he was responsible for designing and implementing a shareholder value-based strategic planning process to coordinate decision-making across the company’s portfolio of businesses. MeadWestvaco Corporation provides packaging solutions to many of the world’s most-admired brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, media and entertainment, home and garden, tobacco, and commercial print industries.