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simply says, “Expose yourself in different areas of the busi- ness, because it all works together. Corrugated is kind of a life sentence. It’s a really good business to be in.” Baldwin, from his position as CFO, considers his most important job to be the company’s relationship with its bankers. Though not a family member, he spent 10 years in commercial banking, serving as Arvco’s banker for five of those before Greg lured him away in the fall of 2008, just before the financial crisis. “I started, and a week or two later, Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy,” he says. “That’s really when shockwaves got sent through the monetary system. It was a trial by fire.” Baldwin, through his banking experience, has positioned Arvco for future
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investment and expansion. “Traditionally, a lot of CFOs come through the CPA path; I came through commercial banking,” he says. “Today, it’s all about how we can maxi- mize borrowing capabilities to fund some of these projects for improvements and capital investment.” Rounding out the management team is Bob Ford, vice president of sales. Ford’s been a member of the Arvco team for 17 years. Arvco is a truly independent corruga- tor—one with no mill ownership or sheet feeder affiliation. Of course, it’s a subject about which Greg has much to say. “It’s tough to be an independent corrugator, which is why we do the stuff we do,” he says, explaining that the advent of sheet feeders over the years has benefited the sheet plant sector greatly. In fact, Greg says, Arvco itself has taken advantage of the shift in economics: “My dad used to say, ‘If I can’t put it on my corrugator and make money, I’m not going to take the business.’ I say, ‘If I can’t put it on my corrugator and make money, can I buy sheets and make money, or buy finished boxes and make money?’”
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