NewPage Group Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.newpagecorp.com
Employees: 8,500
Employee growth: 97.7%

Some companies grow up from a mom-and-pop operation; others appear as full-grown giant paper companies. NewPage Group is an example of the latter. The company was formed when MeadWestvaco sold its papers business to Cerberus Capital Management in 2005. After its acquisition of Stora Enso Oyj's North American operations, NewPage now runs 12 pulp and paper mills capable of turning out 4.3 million tons of coated paper and 3.2 million tons of market pulp a year. The company had already debuted as the largest maker of coated paper (commonly used in magazines and brochures) in North America.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $2,168.0M
One year growth: 6.4%
Net income: ($23.0)M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Mark A. Suwyn
President and COO: Richard D. (Rick) Willett Jr.
SVP and CFO: Jason W. Bixby

Competitors:
Sappi
Stora Enso
Verso Paper