Biography

Paula H.J. Cholmondeley

Paula H.J. Cholmondeley

Ms. Cholmondeley is principal of The Sorrel Group, a consulting company she founded in 2004 which focuses on corporate strategy and corporate governance matters. She was vice president and general manager of Specialty Products at Sappi Fine Paper from 2000 through 2004. Prior to joining Sappi, Ms. Cholmondeley served in increasingly senior positions with Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a producer of building and composite products, from 1992 through 1998. She began her career with Arthur Andersen & Company before pursuing a series of finance and executive roles, including with International Paper Company (NYSE: IP), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Greater Philadelphia and The Faxon Company. Ms. Cholmondeley is a National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”) Certified Director and a faculty member of NACD’s In-Boardroom education program, and she was elected to the NACD Directorship 100 (2015). She is also a director of Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) and Lexeo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: LXEO), and previously served as a director of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) from 2016 to 2018, Dentsply International (Nasdaq: XRAY) from 2001 to 2016, Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) from 2005 to 2014, Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN) from 2005 to 2013, and Ultralife Corporation (Nasdaq: ULBI) from 2004 to 2010, as well as an independent trustee of Nationwide Mutual Funds. Ms. Cholmondeley, a former C.P.A., received a B.S. in accounting from Howard University and an M.S. in Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Independent Director