Mr. Cole was a member of the Audit Committee from January 2020 to January 2021 and currently serves as a senior executive and a director of Rank Group Limited (“Rank”) and a director of other entities owned by Mr. Graeme Hart. He has been a senior executive of Rank since 2004. He is a director of our controlling shareholder, Packaging Finance Limited. From 1994 to 2004, Mr. Cole was a partner with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, which he joined in 1986. Mr. Cole received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland.
Mr. Cole brings to the Board valuable perspective and insight with respect to the Company’s business, industry, challenges, and opportunities as a result of his years serving in a variety of senior executive positions for Rank.
Ms. Golding is a director of our controlling shareholder, Packaging Finance Limited, and currently serves as Group Legal Counsel and a director of Rank Group Limited (“Rank”) and a director of other entities owned by Mr. Graeme Hart. She has been a senior executive of Rank since 2006. Ms. Golding joined Rank from Burns, Philp & Company Pty Limited where she served as Company Secretary and Group Legal Counsel from 1998 to 2006. Prior to that, she was a private practitioner in a Sydney-based law firm. Ms. Golding received a Bachelor of Economics and Master of Laws from the University of Sydney.
Ms. Golding brings to the Board valuable perspective and insight with respect to the Company’s business, industry, challenges, and opportunities as a result of her years serving as Group Legal Counsel for Rank.
Ms. Gottschalk served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Pampered Chef Ltd. from 2006 to 2013 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2006. Ms. Gottschalk joined Pampered Chef from Kraft Foods, Inc., where she worked for 14 years in various management positions, including as Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Investor Relations for Kraft, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Post Cereal Division and Vice President of Marketing and Strategy of the Kraft Cheese Division. Ms. Gottschalk is currently a member of the board of directors of Big Lots, Inc., where she serves as the chair of the audit committee and as a member of the compensation committee and nominating and governance committee. She also serves on the board of directors for US Foods Holding Corp. where she serves on the audit committee and nominating and governance committee. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of UL Inc., where she chairs the nominating and governance committee and is a member of the human capital and compensation committee. Ms. Gottschalk previously served as a director of Potbelly Corporation from 2009 to 2022. Ms. Gottschalk received a B.S. in Business from Indiana University and a Masters in Management Studies from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Ms. Gottschalk brings to the Board qualifications that include her extensive experience with global companies, her expertise in the consumer products industry and her years of experience in operations and strategic management.
Mr. Hugli is a director of our controlling shareholder, Packaging Finance Limited, and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and a director of Rank Group Limited (“Rank”), a director of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. where he also served as the Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2020, and a director of other entities owned by Mr. Graeme Hart. He has been a senior executive of Rank since 1993. Mr. Hugli previously held positions in financial management and audit practices in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Mr. Hugli received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University at Kingston. Mr. Hugli holds a CPA CA designation from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
Mr. Hugli brings to the Board valuable perspective and insight with respect to the Company’s business, industry, challenges, and opportunities as a result of his years serving as Chief Financial Officer and a director of Rank.
Mr. Mitchell has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 2011 and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since October 2019. From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Mitchell served as President of Closure Systems International (part of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. and its subsidiaries (“PEI Group”) from 2008 to 2019). Mr. Mitchell commenced his career in sales and marketing at Owens Corning, progressed to General Management positions at Avery Dennison and Goodrich followed by executive management positions at PolyOne and Alcoa before joining PEI Group in 2008. Mr. Mitchell received a B.S. in Business from Bowling Green State University.
Mr. Mitchell brings to the Board valuable perspective and insight with respect to the business, industry, challenges, and opportunities as a result of his years serving as the senior executive officer of the Company. Mr. Mitchell also represents management’s perspective on important matters to the Board.
Ms. McGrath has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Impact & Sustainability Officer with Mondelez International since 2021. Prior to her current position, Ms. McGrath served in various other leadership roles at Mondelez since 2012, including more recently Vice President and Chief of Global Impact, Sustainability & Mindful Snacking. Ms. McGrath joined Mondelez from Kraft Foods, Inc., where she worked from 1989 to 2012 in various management positions in brand management, product innovation and corporate initiatives, including serving as Vice President of Global Sustainability and Vice President Latino Centre of Excellence. Prior to this, Ms. McGrath was a Senior Auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1987 to 1989.
Ms. McGrath received her Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Philosophy, from Boston College, School of Management in the Honors Program, in 1987 and her Master of Management, Marketing and Strategy, from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, in 1993. Ms. McGrath also received an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Boston College in 2021.
Ms. McGrath brings to the Board qualifications in senior leadership positions that include her extensive experience with global companies, expertise in the consumer products industry and years of experience in sustainability and ESG-related corporate governance, reporting and disclosures, as well as marketing and strategic management.
Mr. Stangl has served as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. since September 2020, as a member of its Audit Committee since August 2021 and as a member of its Compensation Committee since July 2022. He previously served as a member of Pactiv Evergreen Inc.’s Nominating Committee from September 2020 to March 2024. Since January 2022, Mr. Stangl has also served as a Senior Advisor to Apollo Global Management Inc. and as a member of the Board of Directors of Reno de Medici S.p.A., a leading producer of recycled cartonboard in Europe. Since October 2022, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors, and from January 2023 through March 2023 he served as interim co-CEO, of Ingenico, a portfolio company of Apollo specializing in payments terminals and solutions. Mr. Stangl previously served as CEO of SIG Group AG, a global provider of packaging solutions, stock listed in Switzerland, from 2008 to December 2020. Before becoming CEO of SIG in 2008, Mr. Stangl held a number of positions within SIG, including Head of Corporate Development and M&A, Chief Executive Officer of SIG Beverage (a division subsequently divested) and Chief Market Officer. Previously, he was an Investment Director for small and mid-cap buyouts at a family office in the United Kingdom and a Senior Consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Germany.
Mr. Stangl received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Reims and the European School of Business at Reutlingen.
Mr. Stangl brings to the Board broad experience with business issues applicable to the success of a publicly traded company, including a controlled company, and after his extensive experience holding senior leadership positions with global companies.
Ms. Ziegler served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CDW Corporation, a technology solutions provider, from 2008 to 2017. From 2005 to 2008, Ms. Ziegler served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Administration of Sara Lee Food & Beverage, a division of Sara Lee Corporation, a global consumer goods company. From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Ziegler served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Administration of Sara Lee Bakery Group. From 1993 to 2003, Ms. Ziegler served in various corporate development and legal positions at Sara Lee. Prior to joining Sara Lee, Ms. Ziegler was a corporate attorney at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Ms. Ziegler is currently a member of the board of directors of US Foods Holding Corp., and Wolters Kluwer. During the past five years, Ms. Ziegler also served on the board of directors of Groupon, Inc. and Hanesbrands, Inc. Ms. Ziegler received a B.A. in Economics and Government from The College of William and Mary and a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School.
Ms. Ziegler brings to the Board experience in senior leadership positions with companies in the consumer products industry, including with corporate risk management issues, and preparing or overseeing the preparation of financial statements. She has experience in corporate governance through service as a director of other public companies.