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1 Gijo George Category Manager – Capital Converting Corporate Purchasing, RockTenn 678.291.7743 - direct 678.728.2823 - fax ggeorge@rocktenn.com ggeorge@rocktenn.com

2 2 Introduction  Gijo George – Category Manager, Capital Converting  Responsible for approx. $350 Million pertaining to sourcing OEM Equipment and related services for the 220 converting facilities of RKT  With RKT for 4 years as Sourcing Manager, Director of Procurement, Project Engineer and Category Manager  Prior to RKT, I worked for Home Depot, The Hackett Group, GEP, Rex Rotary, and Ford India  Academia includes MIB, MCA and BCA

3 3 About RockTenn (NYSE:RKT)  A leader in North American packaging:  Largest paper recycler in North America  2 nd largest producer of containerboard  2 nd largest producer of coated recycled board  $ 11 Billion paper and packaging company  245 manufacturing facilities and 26,000 employees  Presence in US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and China  Familiar products include boxes for Chik-fil-A, Breyers, Nilla Wafers, Stouffers and Gillette POP Displays

4 4 RockTenn’s Sourcing Strategy  Goal is to manage max. addressable spend and deliver sustainable savings through a Center-led Sourcing Model  Corp. Procurement follows 5/7 Step methodology (Global)  Plant Procurement follows “3 – Bid” method (Domestic)  Overtime, more categories are being centralized  Current focus is on optimizing Acquisition Synergies, Supplier Performance and Relationship Management  “One ERP” (JDE) implementation is ongoing to maximize value of Sourcing and Asset Management

5 5 Products Sourced through Capital Converting  Corrugators and Peripheral Equipment  Sheeting Equipment  Printing Presses  Cutting Presses  Folding/Gluing Equipment  Bundlers/ Unitizers/ Conveyors/ Recycling Equipment  Rigging/ Electrical/ Boilers and Steam Piping  All OEM parts and consumables for the list above --------------------------------------------------------------------------  Few competent suppliers, sometimes single source  Important factors are TCO, Supplier Stability, and Relationship Management

6 6 Future of Sourcing at RockTenn  Center-led Strategy is sustainable and rewarding  Increase in centrally managed categories  Shrinking Supply base leading to more importance on: a. Supplier Performance (both in regards to Quality of Products and Services as well as Market and Financial Performance) b. Relationship Management c. Collaborative R&D d. Speed to Market in M&A Environment  “More with Less” resulting in advanced sourcing tools to support data analysis, execution and reporting


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