Clark Joins Sonoco Board of Directors
HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco Products Company ('Sonoco' or the 'Company') (NYSE: SON), a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today announced that Scott A. Clark has been elected to its Board of Directors. Clark is an independent member of the Sonoco board and will stand for election at the Company's next scheduled Annual General Meeting.
Clark, 59, is a 28-year executive of Michelin where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and Member of Michelin's Group Executive Committee with responsibilities for the company's largest global business segments and supervising their largest geographic markets. Previously, he was Chairman and President of Michelin North America along with a variety of operations and marketing leadership roles for the company in the U.S., France and Singapore. Before joining Michelin, Clark started his career as a consumer-packaged goods marketer overseeing a diverse group of snack, cereal and pet care brands for the former Ralston Purina and Ralcorp Holdings.
'We are extremely pleased to have Scott joining the Sonoco Board as he brings significant global management, operations and commercial consumer packaged goods leadership. With nearly a decade worth of experience living and leading large businesses in Europe he will provide us key insights into a region which is important for Sonoco's growth,' said John Haley, Sonoco's Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Clark received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and an MBA in marketing from Washington University's John M. Olin School of Business. He currently resides in Greenville, S.C., and has previously served on the board of TBC Corporation, Michelin North America, the United States Tire Manufacturers Association and the European Tire and Rubber Manufacturers Association.
About Sonoco Sonoco (NYSE: SON) is a global leader in high-value, sustainable packaging that serves some of the world's best-known brands. Our portfolio is composed of leading products that serve large, attractive end markets for metal and fiber consumer and industrial packaging. Guided by our purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life™, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence to provide solutions that better serve all our stakeholders and support a sustainable future. With net sales of approximately $6.8 billion in 2023, Sonoco has approximately 28,000 employees working in more than 300 operations around the world. Sonoco was named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. For more information on the Company, visit our website at www.sonoco.com.
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Contact: Roger Schrum843-339-6018roger.schrum@sonoco.com
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