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William D. Smithburg was elected to the board of directors for Smurfit-Stone in 2003. He retired as chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Quaker Oats Company in 1997. He joined the company in 1966 and become president in 1979, chief executive officer in 1981 and chairman in 1983, and also served as president from November 1990 to January 1993 and again from November 1995 until his retirement.
Smithburg was elected to the board of directors of The Quaker Oats Company in 1978 and served on its executive committee until he retired. He is also a director of Abbott Laboratories, Northern Trust Corporation, Corning Incorporated and Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University.
Smithburg earned a BS from DePaul University and an MBA from Northwestern University | 