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Salvatore A. Abbate is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV). Based in Atlanta, GA, Veritiv is a Fortune 500® company and a leading North American business-to-business distribution solutions company. Previously, Mr. Abbate served as Chief Operating Officer for Veritiv from January 2020 until September 2020 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Veritiv from April 2018 until December 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Abbate served as Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for Andersen Windows & Doors, Inc., a leading North American window and door manufacturer, from July 2013 to March 2018. From September 2011 to June 2013, Mr. Abbate served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Andersen. Prior to that, Mr. Abbate served as Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing for the performance films division of Solutia, Inc., a performance materials and specialty chemical provider which is now part of the Eastman Chemical Company. Mr. Abbate began his career at Armstrong World Industries, where he spent 15 years in all three of their business units in various roles including sales, marketing, manufacturing and process improvements. Mr. Abbate has more than 25 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles in strategy, marketing, sales, distribution, customer service, logistics, manufacturing, and process improvement. Mr. Abbate was a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest from 2012 to 2018. During his tenure there he served as Chair of the Marketing Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Abbate has an MBA from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.