New Executives--Leading by Example

With Clondalkin's decision to withdraw from papermaking and focus more on the converting end of the printing and packaging supply chain, McDermott moved to Philadelphia and started the company's first presence in the United States. That was in 1986.

Appointed this past May, McDermott, as CEO of the group worldwide, is "hoping to make some small organizational changes empowering the management team . . . while bringing on younger people and reorganizing the business units into cohesive divisions capable of sustainable growth." To be successful at accomplishing this, he has realized two steps are needed: first, charismatic leadership and, second, a shared focus.