Arnold M. Nemirow
CEO of Bowater Incorporated
Education
- degree with honors - Harvard College
- Juris Doctor degree - University of Michigan Law School
Overview
ARNOLD M. NEMIROW is Chairman, President and CEO of Bowater Incorporated, Inc.(BOW) based in Greenville, South Carolina. Prior to joining
Bowater in September 1994, Mr. Nemirow served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wausau Paper Mills Company in Wisconsin from July 1990 to August 1994. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Nemirow was Chairman, President and CEO of Nekoosa Papers, Inc., the business papers division of Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation (GNN). Previously, he held legal and management positions with GNN, including President of Great Southern Paper Company, as well as Corporate Vice President and Director of Industrial Relations. He began his professional career with a Wall Street law firm prior to joining GNN in 1974. Mr. Nemirow is a member of
the Board of Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation, the successor company to three Midwest utility companies.
Mr. Nemirow was named Papermaker of the Year in 1994 and 1996 by PaperAge magazine and
Executive of the Year in 1995 by the Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA). In 1996, he received the CEO’s Silver Award from the Wall Street Transcript. In 1997 and 1999, Bowater was named one of the world’s 100 Best-Managed Companies by IndustryWeek magazine. In 1999, the company was named Company of the Year by PIMA’s North American Papermaker magazine. Mr. Nemirow holds a degree with honors from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law
School. He is a member of the New York Bar.
Career
- Bowater Incorporated - CEO
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