Mary Laschinger has been a member of Kellanova’s Board of Directors, previously Kellogg Company, since October 2012. Ms. Laschinger chairs the Compensation & Talent Management Committee and serves on the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.
Ms. Laschinger is currently on the ITT Inc. Board of Directors, serving on the Compensation Committee and Human Capital Committee. She resides on the Dollar Tree Inc. Board of Directors, serving on the Compensation Committee and Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee. As well, she is a member of the Executive Advisory Committee for Apollo Global Management.
Ms. Laschinger served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV) from July 2014 until her retirement in September 2020.
Previously, Ms. Laschinger served as Senior Vice President of International Paper Company from 2007 to July 2014, and as President of the xpedx distribution business from January 2010 to July 2014.
Ms. Laschinger also served as President of the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia business at International Paper from 2005 until 2010.
Prior to joining International Paper in 1992, Ms. Laschinger held various positions in sales, marketing and supply chain at James River Corporation and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Ms. Laschinger is a recipient of the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Alumni Association’s President’s Award. She was inducted into the 2018 YWCA Academy of Women Achievers and was recognized by the University of Connecticut School of Business as a Distinguished Alumni in 2019.
Ms. Laschinger formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Newmont Corporation and was a former Lead Director of Ilim Group, Russia’s largest pulp and paper company.
Ms. Laschinger holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. She also completed postgraduate studies in executive management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.