MWV Announces Mr. Thomas Jonas as President of Company’s Personal & Beauty Care Business

MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE:MWV) today announced Mr. Thomas Jonas has joined MWV to lead the company’s Personal & Beauty Care business, effective December 1. In his role, Mr. Jonas will focus on driving strategic growth strategies for the MWV Personal & Beauty Care business through product development and commercialization, expansion throughout new and existing markets, and efficient management of the business’s global manufacturing capabilities.

Mr. Jonas most recently served as general manager of Alcan Beauty Solutions and was a member of the executive board of directors for Alcan Fragrance & Cosmetic. Prior to joining Alcan, he held senior level consulting and management positions at A.T. Kearney and Olivier Hong Kong (subsidiary of the LVMH group), and served as an officer at the Joint Planning Staff of the French Armed Forces.

"The global MWV Personal & Beauty Care business serves the world’s most recognized and valuable brands in the industry, and we have achieved this level of success by delivering unique and innovative solutions that help our customers to remain leaders in the retail environment,” said Mark Cross, senior vice president, MWV Packaging. "Thomas’s wealth of global experience and proven track record in strategic growth efforts will enhance the company’s focus on capturing marketshare and leveraging MWV’s global capabilities to accelerate the commercialization of differentiated solutions and services.”

MWV Personal & Beauty Care’s primary and secondary packaging solutions are among the most recognized and highly regarded packaging solutions in the cosmetic, fragrance, luxury, and personal care markets today.

About MWV

MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV), provides packaging solutions to many of the world’s most-admired brands in the healthcare, personal and beauty care, food, beverage, media and entertainment, and home and garden industries. The company's businesses include Consumer & Office Products, Specialty Chemicals, and the Community Development and Land Management Group, which sustainably manages the company’s land holdings to support its operations, and to provide for conservation, recreation and development opportunities. With 23,000 employees worldwide, MWV operates in 30 countries and serves customers in more than 100 nations. MWV manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fifth consecutive year. For more information, please visit www.mwv.com.