John Haley
Good morning. Good morning, and welcome to Sonoco’s 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting. I’m John Haley, and I’m honored to serve as your Chairman of the Board.
Now before we get started, I’d like to recognize the junior and high school students joining us from the East Clarendon School, who are studying Business and Engineering. Welcome.
I’d like now to introduce you to the members of our Board of Directors. Please hold your applause until they have all been announced. Steven Boyd. Steven is Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. And throughout his career, he has held many leadership roles at various consumer products companies most recently Coca-Cola.
Scott Clark. Scott is Chief Executive Officer for Tire Rack, a leading independent tire tester and source for consumer direct tires and accessories based in South Bend, Indiana. Scott was previously Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee of the Michelin Group.
Howard Coker. Howard is Sonoco’s President and CEO. He served our company for 41 years and lives in Hartsville. Dr. Pamela Davies. Pamela is President Emerita and Professor of Strategy at Queens University in Charlotte.
Theresa Drew. Theresa was Managing Director of the Carolinas Practice of Deloitte, a global accounting firm until her retirement, Theresa lives in Charlotte. Philippe Guillemont. Philippe is Chairman and CEO of Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions for energy markets based in Meudon, France.
When I’m not working with our Board, I’m CEO of Gosiger Inc, a national provider of machine tools and factory automation systems based in Dayton, Ohio. Robert Hill. Robert is our Lead Independent
