Robert M. Amen (born 1950) served as president of

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from 2003 to 2006. He served as the chairman and CEO of

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from 2006 to 2009. He is Chairman of the Deming Center Advisory Board at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. He is chairman of

Verso Paper Verso Corporation, now Billerud Americas Corporation, was a North American producer of coated papers including coated groundwood, coated freesheet, and specialty products. The company restructured in 2016 following Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Verso ...

Early life and education

He was born in

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in 1949. He has a bachelor's degree from

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

and an

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from

Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a Private university, private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and one of ...

, where he graduated in 1973.

Career

Amen joined

in 1980 as an assistant treasurer. From 1996 to 2000, he served as the president of International Paper, Europe, residing in Belgium. He was an

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from 2000 to 2003 and was president of International Paper from 2003 to March 2006. He served as the chairman and

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from July 1, 2006, to September 30, 2009. He was replaced by Douglas Tough. He served as a director of

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starting on October 1, 2007, until it was acquired by

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in October 2009. He served as the non-executive director of

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from June 10, 2010, to December 31, 2015. He became

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on August 31, 2016. Under his tenure the corporate headquarters were moved from Tennessee to

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References

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