Yates, Hill Named to Sonoco’s Board of Directors
14 10월 2019 - 7:30PM
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the most sustainable diversified global
packaging companies, today announced that Lloyd M. Yates and Robert
R. Hill, Jr., have been elected to its Board of Directors.
Yates, 59, recently retired as Executive Vice President of
Customer and Delivery Operations and President, Carolinas Region
for Duke Energy Corporation, one of the largest electric utilities
in the U.S.
“Lloyd is a recognized leader in the energy industry, having run
large, complex organizations that achieve top quartile operational
performance,” said John Haley, Sonoco board chairman. “He will be a
great addition to Sonoco’s Board of Directors as he brings an
abundance of senior executive leadership along with a depth of
technical and regulatory skills.”
Yates previously was a member of Duke Energy’s executive
leadership team, joining the Company in 2012 following the merger
with Progress Energy Corporation. While at Progress Energy, he
served in a number of senior leadership roles, including serving as
president of Progress Energy Carolinas. He began his utility career
with PECO Energy Company.
Residing in Charlotte, N.C., Yates holds a B.S. degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and
received an MBA from Saint Joseph’s University. He is a member of
the Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC) and America Water
Works Co., Inc. (NYSE: AWK) Board of Directors and has served on a
number of industry and community boards.
Hill, 53, is Chief Executive Officer of South State Corporation
(NASDAQ: SSB), a financial services company headquartered in
Columbia, S.C., with $15.7 billion in assets.
“We are pleased to have Robert joining the Sonoco Board as he
brings a strong background in banking and finance, along with
public company C-suite and merger and acquisitions experience,”
Haley added.
In addition to serving as CEO of South State Bank and the South
State Corporation Board of Directors, Hill is on the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond Board of Directors. A native of Columbia,
S.C., Hill is a graduate of The Citadel and also earned an MBA from
the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business. He has
been honored with numerous awards, including The Citadel School of
Business, Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award. In
addition, he has held leadership positions in multiple business,
education and community organizations, currently serving on the USC
Development Foundation and the Palmetto Business Forum.
Yates and Hill are independent members of the Sonoco Board and
will stand for election by shareholders at the Company’s 2020
Annual General Meeting.
About SonocoFounded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE: SON)
is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial
products, protective packaging, and displays and packaging supply
chain services. With annualized net sales of
approximately $5.4 billion, the Company has 23,000 employees
working in approximately 300 operations in 36 countries, serving
some of the world’s best known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is
committed to creating sustainable products, services and programs
for our customers, employees and communities that support our
corporate purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life. The Company
ranked first in the Packaging sector on Fortune’s World’s Most
Admired Companies for 2019. For more information, visit
www.sonoco.com.
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:
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Contact: Roger Schrum
+843-339-6018
roger.schrum@sonoco.com
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