Cynthia Niekamp

MeadWestvaco Corp. provided packaging solutions to healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, tobacco and home and garden industries. It was also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy and infrastructure industries. The company was operates through five business segments: Food & Beverage, Home, Health & Beauty, Industrial, Specialty Chemicals, and Community Development and Land Management. The Food & Beverage segment produces packaging materials, and designs and produces packaging solutions primarily for the global food, food service, beverage, dairy and tobacco end markets, as well as paperboard for commercial printing. The Home, Health & Beauty segment designs and produces packaging solutions for the global personal care, fragrance, home care, lawn and garden, prescription drug and healthcare end markets. The Industrial segment designs and produces corrugated packaging solutions, primarily for produce, meat, consumer products and bulk goods primarily in Brazil. This segment also includes operations in India, which develop corrugated packaging materials as well as corrugated packaging solutions for the domestic fresh produce growers. The Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures markets and distributes specialty chemicals derived from sawdust and other byproducts of the papermaking process in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Its products include performance chemicals derived from pine chemicals used in printing inks, asphalt paving and adhesives as well as the agricultural, paper and petroleum industries. This segment also includes products based on activated carbon used in gas vapor emission control systems for automobiles and trucks and applications for air, water and food purification. The Community Development and Land Management segment include the operations of Real Estate Development, Forestry and Leasing Activities. MeadWestvaco was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of passenger car, light truck, medium truck, motorcycle, and racing tires. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The North America segment consists of United States and Canada. The Latin America segment refers to Mexico, Central America, and South America. The company was founded by John F. Schaefer and Claude E. Hart in 1914 and is headquartered in Findlay, OH.

Delphi Automotive LLP manufactures and supplies controls, communications products and security products. The firm provides connection systems, driver interface, fuel cell, infotainment, powertrain systems, sensors and safety electronics. It offers products for commercial vehicle industry and testing services. The firm operates technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support facilities. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.