Feb 28, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. MeadWestvaco Corporation announced on Monday February 27 that Mark Gulling, the company’s new president, global business services, assumed his position on February 27, 2006. His responsibilities include leading the company’s global internal services operations, including shared services for human resources, finance, logistics and information technology. In his new role, Mr. Gulling will further the company’s objectives by driving strategies focused on generating enterprise-wide cost savings through streamlined shared services and elevating the effectiveness of the company’s business services in order to improve customer and market responsiveness. Mr. Gulling brings extensive expertise to the position, having recently served as director, global shared services and vice president of Eastman Kodak Company, where he led the implementation of a global shared services model. Among his key responsibilities in this role, Mr. Gulling established standard business processes, reduced operational costs, implemented and oversaw international shared service centers, and reduced redundant administrative functions, resulting in significant cost savings. Prior to this position, he served as Eastman Kodak’s chief information officer and vice president, and established a global information technology organization and managed the worldwide implementation of SAP. “Mark brings a wealth of leadership and shared business services experience to our company at a very exciting and pivotal time,” said John A. Luke, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of MeadWestvaco. “He is extremely well qualified to orchestrate MeadWestvaco’s establishment of a global business services initiative - a key aspect in achieving new levels of efficiency, effectiveness and collaboration across the company worldwide.” MeadWestvaco is a global packaging company that delivers high-value packaging solutions and products to the world’s most recognized companies in the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, cosmetic and healthcare industries. The company also has market-leading positions in its consumer and office products, specialty chemicals and specialty papers businesses. MeadWestvaco, with operations in more than 29 countries, has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, and manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards.