Speakers

Lance Mitchell
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Lance Mitchell

President and Chief Executive Officer

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.

Scott Huckins
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Scott Huckins

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Huckins has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since November 2023. Prior to joining the Company in October 2023, Mr. Huckins served as the CFO of SunOpta, Inc. from 2019 to October 2023. Mr. Huckins previously served as CFO of Claire’s Stores Inc. from 2016 to 2019.

Prior to Claire’s, Mr. Huckins was with Sears Holdings from 2012 to 2016 where he served in the roles of Vice President – Treasurer and as President – Sears Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a captive reinsurance company operating in Bermuda. Mr. Huckins also served as Vice President – Treasury, Tax, and Investor Relations at RCS Holdings, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. He formerly served as Principal at Pioneer Advisors from 2008 to 2009. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Huckins served in senior leadership roles at Koch Industries Inc. and affiliated companies, including as President & CEO of Koch Financial Products, LLC, CFO of the Capital Markets Division, Treasurer of Koch Industries Inc., and CFO of KoSa B.V.

Mr. Huckins holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University and earned a Master of Management, with concentrations in Finance and Management Strategy, from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Mark Swartzberg
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Mark Swartzberg

Vice President of Investor Relations

Mr. Swartzberg has served as Vice President of Investor Relations since April 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Swartzberg served as Vice President of Investor Relations of Molson Coors from 2018 to 2020, and prior to that held various securities analyst positions with Stifel Nicolaus from 2002 to 2018, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. from 2000 to 2002, and Smith Barney from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Swartzberg earned a B.A. in History and Political Science from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Judith Buckner
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Judith Buckner

President, Reynolds Cooking & Baking

Ms. Buckner has served as the Company’s President of Reynolds Cooking & Baking since November 2022. She previously served as the Company’s President of Presto Products from 2019 to November 2022 and Senior Vice President, Business Transformation of the Company from 2017 to 2019. Ms. Buckner first joined the Company in 2000 as an Engineering Manager and has held various other leadership roles including Director of Manufacturing, Plant Manager, Director of Engineering and New Product Development and Vice President of Operations and Engineering. Her prior experience includes various engineering and leadership roles in product development and operations at Hoechst-Celanese/Invista from 1991 to 2000. Ms. Buckner earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.

Rachel Bishop
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Rachel Bishop

President, Hefty Tableware

Ms. Bishop has served as the Company’s President of Hefty Tableware since 2019. Prior to joining the Company, she served as Chief Strategy Officer and President, Snacks at TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Ms. Bishop was previously Group Vice President of Retail Strategy at the Walgreen Company and began her business career at McKinsey & Company, where she worked with consumer businesses on a broad range of sales, marketing, and operational topics. Ms. Bishop has served as a board member of Sally Beauty Holdings since 2022. Ms. Bishop earned B.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and in Geophysics from Brown University and a Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Technology Management from Northwestern University.

Lisa Smith
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Lisa Smith

President, Hefty Waste & Storage

Ms. Smith has served as the Company’s President of the Hefty Waste & Storage business since 2020. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Reynolds Cooking & Baking business since 2018, and prior to that was Vice President of Marketing for the Hefty Waste & Storage business from 2015 to 2018. Ms. Smith first joined the Company in 2009. Her prior experience includes holding marketing, sales and category management roles at CPG organizations including Mars, Sara Lee and Sunstar/GUM. Ms. Smith earned a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Chris Corey
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Chris Corey

President, Presto Products

Mr. Corey has served as the Company’s President of Presto Products since November 2022. He previously served as Senior Vice President, International and Canada of the Company from 2019 until November 2022. His prior experience in CPG leadership includes roles at Kraft Heinz, Boehringer Ingelheim Consumer Healthcare, and Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Corey earned a Bachelor in Finance from the University of New Mexico and an MBA in Marketing from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.