Board of directors

Shruti Singhal is Mativ’s President and Chief Executive Officer and serves on its Board of Directors. Shruti brings extensive expertise leading transformations through strong operational and commercial execution, profitability initiatives, and driving innovation. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Galata Chemicals and Chroma Color. 

Prior to his appointment as Mativ’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Shruti served on the Board of Directors as the Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee and also on the Compensation Committee, and he previously served on the Audit Committee. 

Throughout his career, Shruti has worked in North America and Europe, and has held roles of increasing responsibility at global businesses including DSM, General Cable, Solenis, Ashland, The Dow Chemical Company, Rohm and Haas, Cognis (now BASF) and Henkel. 

In addition to his extensive professional achievements, he has contributed to various respected organizations. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Main Line Indian Association, acted as Secretary and Commissioner for the Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs, and been a Board Member of the National Association of Manufacturers. 

Shruti holds a MS degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, a BS in Chemical Engineering and completed the Global Marketing Management Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Greg Weitzel is Mativ’s Chief Financial Officer, having formerly served as the company’s Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis. He previously held the same role for Neenah, Inc., where he had leadership positions in corporate and business finance since 2013.

Prior to joining Neenah, Inc., Greg served in several leadership roles within Finance and Supply Chain for Georgia Pacific and Koch Industries over a span of nearly 20 years.

Greg graduated from Miami University’s Farmer School of Business in 1993 with a BS in Finance and Accounting and received his MBA from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business in 2000.

Ryan Elwart is Mativ's Group President.

Ryan joined Mativ from Georgia-Pacific, where he most recently served as the Chief Customer Officer for the GP Consumer Products Group. In this position, he led a combined sales and commercial capability organization for the consumer business, including retail and B2B sales, eCommerce, training, customer planning, category management, and sales strategy for the company’s retail and commercial segments. Prior to Georgia Pacific, Ryan also held multiple sales positions at PepsiCo and Hormel Foods.

Ryan is a graduate of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.

Mark Johnson is Mativ’s Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Prior to joining Mativ, Mark served as executive vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary for Kimball International. He also served as president of Kimball International’s Hospitality business unit. He previously held leadership roles at Newell Brands and was a commercial litigation associate for McGuire Woods, LLP.

Mark graduated from Hampton University with a BS in Business Management and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School.

Rajeev Kapur is Mativ’s Chief Information Officer, having formerly served as the company’s Vice President of Digital Transformation and Business Intelligence.

Prior to joining Mativ in 2022, Rajeev was the Vice President of Commercial Transformation at Kimberly Clark. He previously served as Kimberly Clark’s first Chief Data Officer. Rajeev has also held multiple leadership roles at global brand organizations including Under Armor, Newell Brands, Nike Inc., and Lucent Technologies.

Rajeev graduated from the University at Albany with his MBA in Information Systems in 1994. He also has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. Further, Rajeev sits on the board of the Americas SAP User Group and serves on the Finance committee.