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MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.

NASDAQ: MERC. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017
SEC CIK
0001333274
Record version
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 19, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 21, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Juan Carlos BuenoSince Apr 21, 2026
Chair
Not published
Independent
8 / 99 directors published
Published claims
242 distinct sources
Evidence records
80 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 2 distinct sources and 8 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

EXECUTIVE APPOINTED

Adolf Koppensteiner executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.

EffectiveEffective Apr 21, 2026E3

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Chief Operating Officer, Pulp ProductsAdolf KoppensteinerApr 2026currentSource reportedE3
Chief Operating Officer, Wood ProductsCarsten MerforthApr 2026currentSource reportedE4
President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorJuan Carlos BuenoApr 2026currentSource reportedE5
Chief Financial Officer and SecretaryRichard ShortApr 2026currentSource reportedE6
Senior Vice President, Innovation Government RelationsWolfram RidderApr 2026currentSource reportedE7

Board of directors

Evidence

9 directors published. 8 of 9 with a published determination are independent.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Alice LabergeIndependent2021Audit, chairAudit · ChairSource reportedE2
James ShepherdIndependent2011AuditSource reportedE2
Janine NorthIndependent2021None publishedSource reportedE2
Juan Carlos BuenoNot independent2022None publishedSource reportedE2
Linda J. WeltyIndependent2018AuditSource reportedE2
Markwart von PentzIndependent2025AuditSource reportedE2
Rebecca RettigIndependent2020None publishedSource reportedE2
Thomas Kevin CorrickIndependent2023None publishedSource reportedE2
William D. McCartneyIndependent2003AuditSource reportedE2

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
AuditAlice LabergeAlice Laberge, James Shepherd, Linda J. Welty, Markwart von Pentz, William D. McCartneyNot described in the published record
Audit · ChairNot publishedAlice LabergeNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Alice Laberge; Members Alice Laberge (Chair); James Shepherd; Linda J. Welty; Markwart von Pentz; William D. McCartney
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_record:19
Committee AppointmentAlice Laberge: chair, Audit
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_appointment:20
Committee AppointmentJames Shepherd: member, Audit
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_appointment:21
Committee AppointmentLinda J. Welty: member, Audit
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_appointment:22
Committee AppointmentMarkwart von Pentz: member, Audit
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_appointment:23
Committee AppointmentWilliam D. McCartney: member, Audit
Source reportedE8
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:committee_appointment:24

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerJuan Carlos Bueno, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, from Apr 21, 2026
Source reportedE5
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:leadership_role:16
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
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AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingMERC (NASDAQ)
Source reportedE1
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:security_listing:25
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 19, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameMERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Source reportedE1
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:5e1cd4c5-1b3a-4be1-a24c-fddd7ae56017:entity_status:3

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

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Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
8 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. DEF 14A 2026-04-21
    sec proxy. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    MERC DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    MERC DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    MERC DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    MERC DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    MERC DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    Audit
    board_seats. board seats. Cited by 6 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 19, 2026
  • Adolf Koppensteiner executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.
  • Carsten Merforth executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.
  • Juan Carlos Bueno executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.
  • Richard Short executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.
  • Wolfram Ridder executive of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2026-04-21.
  • Markwart von Pentz seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2025-01-01.
  • Thomas Kevin Corrick seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2023-01-01.
  • Juan Carlos Bueno seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2022-01-01.
  • Alice Laberge seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Janine North seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Audit · Chair committee of MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2021-01-01.
  • Alice Laberge member of Audit · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Rebecca Rettig seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2020-01-01.
  • Linda J. Welty seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2018-01-01.
  • James Shepherd seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2011-01-01.
  • James Shepherd member of Audit, effective 2011-01-01.
  • William D. McCartney seat on MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC., effective 2003-01-01.
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  3. Leadership5
  4. Board9
  5. Committees2
  6. Control and voting0
  7. Authority to act4
  8. Financials1
  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
  13. Compensation0
  14. Other published claims3
  15. Coverage gaps17
  16. Linked people13
  17. Subject and corrections6
  18. Evidence8
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  • Adolf KoppensteinerPerson
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  • Richard ShortPerson
  • Wolfram RidderPerson
  • Alice LabergePerson
  • James ShepherdPerson
  • Janine NorthPerson
  • Linda J. WeltyPerson
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  • Rebecca RettigPerson
  • Thomas Kevin CorrickPerson
  • William D. McCartneyPerson
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