Tony Rooney

Vice President and CIO, Sylvamo Corporation

Tony Rooney became Sylvamo’s Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) following the announcement of International Paper’s spin-off of the global Printing Papers business. Tony is responsible for Sylvamo’s global IT Strategy and Operations, which includes building and leading the IT organization.

Prior to joining IP in 2001, Tony held IT leadership roles in several other companies including Thomson Financial (now Thomson Reuters) and was a Principal Consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Since joining IP, Tony has been an IT Architect, and has served in a variety of other IT roles including Senior Manager Business Intelligence, Senior Manager ITSS Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and most recently as the IT Director, EMEA and Global Cellulose Fibers.

Tony is a graduate from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland where he studied Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, and divides his time working from both Memphis and Belfast each year.