Thu, April 19, 2018
Chairman of the Board, Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company
John Taylor serves as Chairman of the Board of Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company located in Dallas, Texas. He is a fourth generation leader of his family’s wholesale and retail paper company. John joined the Company in 2009 as CEO and Chairman of the Board after discovering fraud, theft and mismanagement within the organization. At the end of 2015, after returning the Company to financial health, John hired an outside CEO and stepped down from overseeing the daily operations of the business.
Prior to joining the family enterprise, John was a freelance writer in Los Angeles, California for 18 years. Before moving to Los Angeles, John worked as a banker in New York City, first for Irving Trust Company (now Bank of New York) and then for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (now JPMorgan Chase). He specialized in Real Estate Lending and Real Estate Investment Banking.
In addition to his role at Olmsted-Kirk, John currently serves as Chairman of the Board of The Senior Source, the largest nonprofit in the Dallas area serving the needs of older adults. John also serves on the Board of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
John has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. John lives in Dallas, Texas with his two daughters.