
Paula Cholmondeley, NACD.DC™
BAS Faculty Member
Expertise: Strategy, finance, risk, technology (cyber), mergers and acquisitions, international – across wide variety of companies
Directorship Experience: Current: Terex Corp., Bank of the Ozarks, Lexeo Therapeutics Former Director: AK Steel, Ultralife Corp., Albany International Corp., Minerals Technologies Inc., Dentsply International, KapStone Paper and Packaging, and Nationwide Mutual Funds
Executive Experience: President, Specialty Products, Sappi Fine Paper (00-04); VP- GM Owens Corning (94-98); VP Strategy – Business Development, Sourcing (92-94); VP International, Faxon (88-92); CFO Blue Cross Blue Shield – Philadelphia (86-88)
Industries: Financial Services, Industrial Products, Biotech, Health Care, Technology, Specialty Chemicals
Ownership: Public and pre-IPO
Designations: CPA, NACD Directorship Certified®, 2005 NACD Directorship 100™, CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight, NACD-Digital Transformation, PWC certificate in blockchain technology-finance
Residence: Arlington, VA
Paula Cholmondeley is an experienced executive. Her expertise includes guiding the development of technologies out of the lab and into the marketplace. She has updated the strategic planning process for several companies. She has deep expertise in global M&A, having acquired and integrated acquisitions around the world. She has experience as CFO for public and private companies. Ms. Cholmondeley is an experienced committee chair, having chaired five audit committees and committees in nominating and governance, strategy, and corporate social responsibility. She has monitored the integration of numerous acquisitions. As part of the recruitment and selection committee, she has participated in selecting several new CEOs. She has coached several companies through managing challenging board culture issues.