Dan McNally

Chief Procurement Officer Dan McNally leads a global procurement organization with regional support in India, China, Europe, Brazil and North America. The team manages approximately $7.5 billion across major spend categories including Raw Materials, MRO/Plant Services, Capital, Corporate Services and Energy, setting strategies and supporting sourcing and supply management activities. The team also executes the vendor requisition to purchase order function and vendor and item master data for the major North American ERP systems. Dan brings 30 years of experience in manufacturing, quality and sourcing starting his career as a process engineer working for Westvaco, Boise Cascade, and Mead Corp paper mills located in Maryland and Maine. In 2000, Dan moved into a corporate sourcing role with MeadWestvaco taking on additional responsibilities leading to his current position as CPO of WestRock. Dan hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.

Passionate about empowering women in engineering and other data-driven fields. Auburn University graduate. World traveler and adventure enthusiast.