Peter Watson Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chairman & Board...

  • Primary Industry
  • Materials and Resources

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Peter Watson General Information

Biography

Mr. Peter Watson served as President,Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Greif. Pete previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Greif. Since joining the company in 1999, Pete has served in a variety of positions, including Group President for Paper Packaging, Land Management, and Global Sourcing and Supply Chain. He also served as Vice President of Corrugated Operations, Division President of Paper Packaging, and President of CorrChoice (a Greif division). Prior to joining Greif, Pete worked in several management positions with Union Camp Corporation, later acquired by International Paper. Pete holds a Masters and Bachelor's degree (cum laude) from Springfield College in Massachusetts. Pete is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Fibre Box Association, the Board of Directors of International Corrugated Packaging Foundation and the Board of Directors of the American Forest & Paper Association.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chairman & Board Member, Greif
Education
Springfield College, Master's
Springfield College, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
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Peter Watson Lead Partner on Deals (2)

Peter Watson has been the lead partner on 2 deals. Their latest deal was with Greif Tholu, a plastic containers and packaging company. The deal was made for on 11-Jun-2019.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Greif Tholu 11-Jun-2019 Merger/Acquisition Completed Plastic Containers and Packaging Ede, Netherlands
Caraustar Industries 11-Feb-2019 Completed Paper/Soft Products Austell, GA

Peter Watson Network (23)

Board Members (15)

Name Company Representing Location From
B. Rose Greif Greif Delaware, OH
B. Rose Greif Self Delaware, OH
Greif Self Delaware, OH
Greif Self Delaware, OH
Greif Self Delaware, OH

Portfolio Executives (8)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
A. Thomassen Greif Tholu Director 11-Jun-2019 Ede, Netherlands
William Nix Caraustar Industries Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President 11-Feb-2019 Austell, GA
Caraustar Industries President, Custom Packaging Group 11-Feb-2019 Austell, GA
Caraustar Industries President & Chief Executive Officer 11-Feb-2019 Austell, GA
Caraustar Industries President & Chief Executive Officer 11-Feb-2019 Austell, GA

Peter Watson FAQs

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    Peter Watson’s primary position is Chairman & Board Member.

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