J. Warren Pullen

Warren Pullen, like CNG, has his eye on the entire world. This global thinking has given Warren extensive experience overseas, traveling regularly to better understand the nuances of local markets and customer needs.

Since joining CNG in 1994 from Champion International, where he was a Senior Market Analyst, Warren has spent the majority of his career working in our pulp group, with a particular emphasis on the Asian markets.

As Executive Vice President of the Central National Division, Warren leads the company’s Global Pulp and Global Tissue groups, as well as having responsibility for the company’s Asian office network. A Louisiana native and graduate of Vanderbilt University and the General Management Program at Harvard Business School, Warren spends a significant amount of time in China, India and Southeast Asia as he leads many of CNG’s global initiatives.

Michael T. M. Jones

As Executive Vice President of CNG’s Central National Division, Michael’s commercial responsibilities include overseeing its global paper, packaging and plywood activities, as well as the company’s offices located across Europe, Latin America and Australia. Michael is also responsible for the Division’s customer service and logistics groups.

Prior to joining Central National, Michael was Executive Vice President & CFO of Lambert Media Group. Michael’s responsibilities included the acquisition, management, operations and disposition of the company’s television stations and interests in television syndication, film finance, new media and other ventures. Michael also worked previously at Media & Entertainment Strategy Advisors and at Bear Stearns.

Michael has been a board member of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles since 2004, where he has served as Vice President on the Foundation’s Executive Committee and is the founder of Young Literati, the Foundation’s junior council. Michael is also a member of the NY Public Library Council, where he also served as Co-Chair for their Young Lions Committee.

Michael is a graduate of Columbia Business School and Brown University.

William Meany

With over three decades in the paper business, Bill Meany is an invaluable member of the Lindenmeyr family, with a deep knowledge of the business and its markets.

Bill has held a number of positions throughout Lindenmeyr: Sales Manager of the Boston Division, and Sales and General Management positions in the New England, Metro NY and Midwest markets. He served as Executive Vice President and was most recently named President of Lindenmeyr Munroe.

A graduate of Stonehill College in North Easton, MA, Bill also serves on the Merchant Advisory Council for several companies and was an original board member of the NetPrint and Two Sides organizations.

Jan Gottesman

With a lifetime of paper industry experience, Jan Gottesman serves in the role of President of Kelly Paper and Spicers Paper US, with passion and depth of knowledge that is unparalleled.

Jan honed her skills in sales and sales leadership for Neenah Paper in the Western US and Canada. In 1992, she was appointed to Director of Marketing for Neenah, a role responsible for leading one of the industry’s most notable and creative marketing programs.

In 2001, Jan gained even broader experience as she moved to Neenah’s parent company, Kimberly-Clark, in the Commercial Towel and Tissue business, and progressed through multiple leadership roles to Sr. Director of Global Strategy for Kimberly-Clark Professional.

In 2007, Jan moved back to her native California to lead Kelly Paper, and within five years was named President of Spicers Paper as well. Jan became part of the CNG family when the company acquired Kelly and Spicers in 2012.

Jan received her BA from Humboldt State University in Northern California.

Cory Turner

Appointed President of Spicers Canada in May 2011, Cory is responsible for the corporate, sales and operational activities of the Canadian distribution business.

A graduate of the University of Calgary, Cory joined Spicers in 1994 and has held varied positions in both the United States and Canada. He has consistently progressed through multiple leadership roles within the organization, including Regional Manager, Northern California and General Manager, Vice President of Sales and now President of Spicers Canada since relocating in 2009 back to Canada.

Peter Harding

A graduate of Villanova University and the General Management Program at Harvard Business school, Peter Harding brings more than 25 years of paper industry experience to Lindenmeyr.

Starting in 1991, Peter began his career with Champion International, supplying paper to publishers and catalog companies in the Northeast. In 1996, Peter was named Director of Champion’s newly formed Hewlett Packard Division and grew the business across North America, Europe, and South America. In 2001, Peter joined Weyerhaeuser Corp. as Vice President of Business Papers after the sale of Champion to International Paper. In 2006, Domtar acquired Weyerhaeuser’s paper assets to create the largest producer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America.

In 2011 Peter took on the responsibility of running Domtar’s pulp business before leaving to run AT Clayton in October 2012. In November 2013, Peter sold AT Clayton to Central National Gottesman and ran the business inside of CNG until the integration of AT Clayton and Lindenmeyr Central in January 2017. He became president of Lindenmeyr Central at that time and in 2018 took on the additional responsibility of running the book and specialty business.

Howard Herman

Howard Herman serves Central National-Gottesman as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He brings more than 30 years of experience practicing law, with an emphasis on corporate law, M&A, and general commercial and transactional matters.

Howard has represented CNG for more than 25 years, both as General Counsel and previously as a partner at Moses and Singer LLP. In those capacities, he has been involved in the wide range of CNG’s businesses, both in the US and abroad, and has helped structure and negotiate many of its transactions.

Howard is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar and an editor of the Columbia Law Review.

Steven M. Eigen

Steven holds both an MBA in International Business from Pace University and a BBA in Accounting from Baruch College, City University of New York. After college he spent nearly a decade in public accounting focusing on international companies, then honed his skills in financial management positions with Bayer’s flavor and fragrance division and The Economist Group.

Steven has led the financial side of Central National Gottesman as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for 15 years, a role that includes overseeing due diligence for corporate acquisitions as well as responsibility for all financial and corporate service functions.

Aside from his CNG work, Steven is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.