Sonoco Announces Leadership Appointments Following Acquisition of Tegrant

Print this article | Send to Colleague

John Colyer, VP, Global Industrial Converting, has been given the responsibility of running Sonoco's expanding global protective packaging operations. He also will continue to oversee the company's tubes and cores, and wire and cable reels businesses, reporting to Sanders. Prior to his current position, Colyer was VP, North America Converting. He began his career at Sonoco in 1983 and has served in several leadership positions within the company's Industrial and Consumer operations. He has a B.S. degree in business administration from Southern Oregon State University.

Vicki Arthur, VP, Global Corporate Customers, will oversee integration of the combined Sonoco Protective Packaging business In this new role, she will continue as VP and report to Colyer. Prior to her current position, Arthur was division VP and GM, Kraft, where she had global responsibility for Kraft Foods. She joined Sonoco in 1984 and held various positions in financial reporting, treasury, and accounting before becoming staff VP and treasurer in 2002. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. degree in accounting and holds an MBA in business from Duke University.

With Arthur's move, Rodger Fuller has been given expanded duties as VP, Global Rigid Plastics and Corporate Customers. While he will continue to manage Sonoco's plastics operations, he also will oversee Global Corporate Customers, which account for approximately 25% of the company's revenues. He continues to report to Sanders.

Fuller joined Sonoco in 1985 and has held a number of leadership positions. He has served as: VP, Global Rigid Paper and Plastics; VP, Rigid Paper and Closures – North America; division VP, Consumer Products Division – Europe; and president of Sonoco Limited, Canada. He graduated from Berry College in Rome, Ga., with a B.S. degree in business administration, and received an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta.

Howard Coker, VP, Global Rigid Paper and Closures, maintains responsibility for running Sonoco's largest Consumer business and now reports to Sanders. During his career at Sonoco, Coker has held numerous leadership positions, including: VP, Rigid Paper and Closures – North America; division VP and GM, Sonoco Phoenix; director of sales and marketing, Rigid Paper and Plastics – North America; and GM, Asia/Pacific, Rigid Paper and Plastics. He is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., with a B.A. degree in business administration. He also received an M.A. degree in business administration from Wake Forest University.

As previously announced, Tegrant President and CEO Ron Leach has agreed to join Sonoco and continue leading the Tegrant businesses integrating into Sonoco, reporting to Colyer. Prior to his current position at Tegrant, Leach was president and CEO of Alloyd Co., where he began as VP of Engineering/Operations. He also served as a GM with TriEnd Corp., and has held multiple roles within the packaging industry in engineering and operations management. Leach holds a B.S. degree in packaging engineering from Michigan State University