Mr. Mark Staton has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Xerium Technologies, Inc. since April 28, 2017. Mr. Staton serves as the President of Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging-West, Inc. and Huhtamaki Foodservice, Inc. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Huhtamaki Holding, Inc. and Huhtamaki Plastics, Inc. Mr. Staton served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of PaperWorks Industries, Inc. from June 2012 to January 2014. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of D&W Fine Pack, LLC. He joined APT as an industry veteran with over 20 years of international food packaging experience, including past responsibilities in marketing, strategic planning, finance and operations. He served as the President of Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging, Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc. since June 21, 2004 and also served as its President. He served as an Executive Vice President of Americas at Huhtamaki Oyj since 2000. For the past 15 years, Mr. Staton was with Huhtamaki Group and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Huhtamaki Americas. He was responsible for consumer, retail and foodservice packaging systems in North America and South America. Previously, he was based in the UK and served as Managing Director of Polarcup Ltd., where he managed global market development of core business segments. For both Huhtamaki and for Polarcup, he accomplished significant growth, along with improved profitability through strategic market development, cost controls and acquisitions. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Institute of Directors. He has been Director at Xerium Technologies, Inc. since April 28, 2017. Mr. Staton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Studies from the University of Western England.