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MWV Names John K. Sanfacon as President of Food Service Consumer Packaging Business
Wednesday 23. March 2011 - MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) announced John K. Sanfacon joined the company as president of the Food Service packaging business, effective Nov. 29, 2010.
In this role, Mr. Sanfacon will drive strategic, transformational growth by commercializing new offerings across the MWare family of products. Under Mr. Sanfacons leadership, MWV will continue to deliver packaging insights and solutions that help its customers businesses and brands succeed.
“MWVs Food Service business has an innovative product portfolio of sustainable food service packaging,” said Bob Feeser, senior vice president, Packaging. “Im confident that Johns deep expertise in parallel fields including quick-service restaurants will help drive continued global growth for MWVs Food Service business.”
Mr. Sanfacon brings more than 20 years of experience in the quick-service and full-service restaurant field to MWV. Mr. Sanfacon most recently served as head of marketing and innovation at Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Prior to that, his previous roles included interim chief marketing officer at Dennys; senior director, Worldwide Menu Marketing & Development at McDonalds, Inc.; Director Marketing Innovation and Consumer Insights at Pizza Hut/Yum Brands/Pepsico; and senior market research analyst at General Mills Restaurants, Inc./The Olive Garden.
MWV partners with food service customers to offer customized solutions that help improve the consumers experience, while enhancing sustainability, compliance and performance through the supply chain. Through MWare, a family of paperboard material solutions, MWV offers a versatile range of high-quality food service materials that include features such as disposability, convenience, compostability and portability. MWV provides the foundation of features and benefits that set the performance standards for food service packaging and brand differentiation. MWV supports sustainable forestry and fiber sourcing, and was one of the first to develop food service-grade post-consumer recycled fiber hot beverage cup that complies with USFDA and ISEGA food contact standards.
Mr. Sanfacon holds a bachelors degree in economics from Rollins College, and a masters in business administration from the Rollins College – Crummer Graduate School of Business.