Veronica Hagen

Chief Executive Officer

Veronica Hagen was appointed PGI’s chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors in April 2007. She brings over 25 years of extensive operations and global industrial market experience with large, international public companies.

Since 2004, Veronica has held the position of president and chief executive officer of Sappi Fine Paper North America, a $1.4 billion division of the South African-based global leader in the pulp and paper industry, Sappi Limited (NYSE: SPP). At Sappi, she achieved year-over-year improvement in cash flow and profitability with a strong focus on safety, productivity and working capital management while also fostering growth by providing added value to customers.

Prior to working for Sappi, Veronica served in various executive roles with Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), the world's leading aluminum producer, where she was the first woman to serve as a business unit president and won numerous global business awards for her performance. During her tenure at Alcoa, she held various executive level positions with responsibilities ranging from full profit and loss accountability for a $2 billion division with 21 plants, to chief customer officer charged with furthering a customer-centric culture. She also served as an executive vice president at Alumax, Inc., before it was acquired by Alcoa. Veronica began her career as an entrepreneur, starting her own business in the metals industry, which she grew and sold before joining Alumax. She currently serves on the board of directors for Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) and previously for Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., formerly traded on the NYSE.

Veronica holds a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the University of Southern California and has participated in an Executive Education program in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an Executive Leadership program at Harvard University.