Mary Anne Hansan
Mary Anne is the President of the Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB). She leads P+PB, now in its 11th year, and has firmly established its consumer voice and message. Mary Anne champions the expanded focus on the industry’s unrivaled sustainability story that reaches millions of consumers through the national multimillion-dollar promotional campaign. She leads an 8-member team and oversees all aspects of the campaign including research, strategy, messaging and campaign measurement. The program follows in the footsteps of iconic agricultural promotion efforts like the campaigns for beef, eggs and cotton that are familiar to many Americans.
Prior to joining the Paper and Packaging Board, Mary Anne worked in a wide range of industries promoting plastics, seafood and flowers as well as advertising and public relations firms.
Mary Anne is a paper and paper packaging enthusiast who loves to read magazines, catalogs and the newspaper. Further fueling her love of all things paper and packaging is the world of online shopping and the boxes that bring groceries, occasional take-out dinners and other life-essentials to this busy working mom’s door.