Background
Maters, Hans Willem S. was born on February 15, 1940 in Groningen, Netherlands. Arrived in the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1970. Son of Jan Cornelis and Hendrike Catherina (Deuling) Maters.
Maters, Hans Willem S. was born on February 15, 1940 in Groningen, Netherlands. Arrived in the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1970. Son of Jan Cornelis and Hendrike Catherina (Deuling) Maters.
Student, Amsterdam University, 1962—1963. Postgraduate, New York University, 1966—1969. Managing Successful Programmes, Harvard University, 1979.
Commercial assistant Allied Products division Philips Lamp Company, Netherlands, 1963—1964. With Westvaco Corporation, New York City, 1965—1970, supervisor sales and service Container Board division, 1970—1974. Manager export marketing sales Pulp and Paper division CFI, New York City, 1974—1977.
Manager marketing and sales International Forest Products Operations Europe Owens-Illinois International, Geneva, 1977—1979, general manager International Forest Products Operations Europe, 1979. Vice president, general manager Owens-Illinois International S.A., 1979—1982. Vice president international, director Europe, Middle East, Africa Owens-Illinois Inc., Toledo, 1982—1984, vice president Forest Products group, general manager International Operations, 1984, vice president sales and International Operations Europe, since 1985.
With Netherlands Army, 1960-1962.
Member of Newcomen Society North America.
Married Karen Carver Skawden, December 30, 1967. Children: Susan Caroline, John Carver.