Sonoco Names Weller Managing Director of Asia Operations

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Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., USA, announced that Brad Weller has been promoted to division VP and managing director, Asia, with responsibility for all of Sonoco's industrial and consumer businesses throughout Asia. In this new position, Weller joins Sonoco's Management Committee and reports to John Colyer, VP, Global Industrial Products, and Rodger Fuller, VP, Global Rigid Paper and Closures.

Prior to this promotion, Weller was division GM, Industrial Products, Asia. He will remain in Sonoco's Asia headquarters in Singapore and will be responsible for Sonoco's industrial and consumer packaging operations in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Weller has 25 years of experience with Sonoco, serving in a number of management, marketing, and sales leadership positions in the Industrial Products division in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Sonoco also announced that Ernest Yong has joined the company as GM, Consumer. Yong previously was regional marketing and public relations manager for a large consumer products company's retail, portioned, and accessories coffee business in Asia. In addition to management leadership, Yong was an external auditor for Ernst & Young in Singapore.

Mark Chenhall has been named managing director for Sonoco's industrial converting and consumer packaging businesses in Australia and New Zealand, reporting to Fuller. Chenhall joined Sonoco in 1987 and previously was GM for Sonoco's industrial and consumer businesses in Australia. He also has held management positions in sales, marketing, and operations in Australia.