Veritiv Corporation is a

business-to-business Business-to-business (B2B or, in some countries, BtoB) is a situation where one business makes a commercial transaction with another. This typically occurs when: * A business is sourcing materials for their production process for output (e.g., a ...

provider of packaging,

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, and hygiene products. It has 125 operating distribution centers throughout the United States and Mexico. It is headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, part of the

Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...

. The company is ranked 412th on the

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. While

Mary Laschinger Mary Laschinger (born circa 1959) is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Veritiv. While she was the CEO of Veritiv, it was the largest woman-run company in Georgia. Early life and education Laschinger was born around 1959 and ...

was the

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

, it was the largest woman-run company in Georgia.

History

Veritiv was established on July 1, 2014 upon the merger of International Paper Company's xpedx division with the parent company of Unisource Worldwide, at which time International Paper Company completed corporate spin-off of the company. In August 2014, the company leased its headquarters, in Sandy Springs, Georgia, from Cousins Properties. In September 2017, the company acquired All American Containers, its first acquisition. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company underwent a restructuring plan and cut its workforce by 15%. In September 2020,

retired and was replaced by Salvatore A. Abbate.

References

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/veritiv-agrees-sell-canadian-operations-150239661.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAABYLR7kTRekwxrCSDk1kkELKLUkbshByFCItyHhB7q-bNdD8xv9bp6J6c0S3MmzV7vDHJ2tcCwQnyWE5W6hGUhFuaHNdJ4cq4soSmwMZ2EfyWsILoK5rwUc6LsevYoYLMImAnovtSXzVpezSMPBKK5wIcgdQvfHkZFYr-Wo9arg

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