Board of Directors

Boris Elisman is the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Elisman was appointed as Chairman of the Board in May 2016. Prior to becoming President and CEO in March 2013, Mr. Elisman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2010 and was President, ACCO Brands Americas from 2008 to 2010. In 2008, he served as President of the Company’s Global Office Products Group and from 2004 to 2008, he served as President of the Company’s Computer Products Group. Elisman is a member of the Board of Trustees of Glenwood Academy and serves on the National Business Products Council for City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. 

​ James Buzzard served as President of MeadWestvaco Corporation, which produced packaging, specialty papers, consumer and office products, and specialty chemicals (“MeadWestvaco”) from 2003 until his retirement in March 2014 and was responsible for global operations, including Packaging, Specialty Chemicals, Technology and Supply Chain. Mr. Buzzard began his career with Westvaco in 1978 and held positions of increasing responsibility over many years, including as Executive Vice President responsible for MeadWestvaco’s Consumer and Office Products Group.

​ Kathleen Dvorak served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Richardson Electronics, Ltd., a global provider of engineered solutions and a leading distributor of electronic components to the electron device marketplace from 2007 until her retirement in August 2015. Previously, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Essendant Inc. (f/k/a/ United Stationers Inc.), an office products wholesaler and distributor. Ms. Dvorak has a certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Pradeep Jotwani had a long and successful career at Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) serving in a number of different capacities from 1982 to 2007 and again from 2012 until July 2015. Among his responsibilities at HP were founding and serving as President of HP’s Consumer Business and setting up and serving as the Senior Vice President of Printing Supplies. When he retired from Hewlett-Packard in July 2015, he was Senior Vice President, LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Eastman Kodak Company. In 2016 and 2017, Mr. Jotwani was a Fellow at the Distinguished Careers Institute at Stanford University.

Robert Keller served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ACCO Brands from October 2008 until his retirement in May 2016, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 2008 to March 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keller served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of APAC Customer Services, Inc. and served in various capacities at Office Depot, Inc., most recently as its President, Business Services Group.

Thomas Kroeger served as President of Spencer Alexander Associates, a provider of management consulting and executive recruiting services, from January 2004 until his retirement in March 2017. Mr. Kroeger previously served as chief human resources officer for each of Invacare Corporation, Office Depot, Inc. and The Sherwin-Williams Company. In each of these positions he was also a member of each company’s executive committee.

​ Ron Lombardi is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (formerly Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.), which markets and distributes brand-name consumer healthcare products throughout the United States and in certain international markets. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Prestige Brands in May 2017 and has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2015. Prior to this role, Mr. Lombardi served as Prestige Brands’ Chief Financial Officer from December 2010 until November 2015.

Graciela Monteagudo served as Chief Executive Officer of LALA U.S., a dairy company focused on manufacturing and selling drinkable yogurts and value-added specialty milks from March 2017 to December 2018. She previously served as Senior Vice President and President, Americas for Mead Johnson Nutrition Company from July 2015 to February 2017 where she was responsible for Mead Johnson’s businesses in North America and Latin America. Between May 2012 and June 2015, Ms. Monteagudo served as Mead Johnson’s Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America and Global Marketing. Prior to that, Ms. Monteagudo served in several capacities for Walmart Mexico, most recently as Senior Vice President and Business Unit Head, Sam’s Club. She has served as director of WD 40 Company since June 2020 and serves on its audit and finance committees. Ms. Monteagudo is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow.

Mr. Norkus has served as President of Alliance Consulting Group, a business strategic consulting firm since April 1986. Prior to founding Alliance Consulting Group, Mr. Norkus was Vice President and director of The Boston Consulting Group where he served for 11 years. He also served as a director of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., until May 2018.

Mr. Rajkowski served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xylem Inc., a global water technology company, from March 2016 until his retirement in December 2020. Mr. Rajkowski previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MeadWestvaco from 2004 until July 2015. He held financial and operating positions of increasing responsibility at Eastman Kodak Company prior to joining MeadWestvaco. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 1981, last serving as the managing partner for the Upstate New York Technology Industry Group.