Schweitzer-Mauduit International has named Daniel Lister executive vice president, Advanced Materials & Structures (AMS), reporting to chairman and CEO Frédéric Villoutreix. Don Meltzer, who previously held this position, will continue to provide support to AMS for strategic initiatives as head of AMS Strategy in connection with this transition.

In this role, Lister will assume day-to-day operations and leadership of the AMS business unit, which includes the DelStar Technologies business unit. Dano is an accomplished global business leader, with broad experience in the packaging, chemical and lubricant industries. He brings tremendous operational, sales and marketing and business development experience, working in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia/Pacific.  Most recently, Dano served as the division president, flexible products and services at Greif, Inc., a world leader in industrial packaging products and services for a wide range of industries. Dano joined Greif in 2005 as a vice president and general manager, managing a $300 million business unit and progressed repeatedly during his tenure, holding numerous leadership roles. Prior to his work with Greif, Dano worked for several years with Dow Chemical, serving in business development roles and, ultimately, as president of Dow BioProducts.