Robert (Bob) Taylor
CEONeucel Specialty Cellulose
"The Reliability Paradox -- Understanding the Basic Causes and Means to Resolve"
Bob Taylor joined Neucel as CEO in November 2007 with more than 25 years of industry manufacturing experience. Prior to Neucel, Bob spent one year as VP of Operations for the Building Products Division of Armstrong World Industries where the reliability focus established during that period at all of its US plants continues to bring outstanding business results to the bottom line. Bob spent three years as VP of Manufacturing for Sappi Fine Papers North America (SFPNA) where in addition to having responsibility for operations at all facilities of SFPNA, he was also responsible for Wood Procurement, Pulp Sales, Corporate Engineering and Capital Planning. Prior to that, Bob served in several manufacturing leadership positions encompassing several different pulp and paper businesses during a 23-year career with International Paper Company, finishing as VP of Manufacturing Systems for the Printing and Communications Division in 2003.