FPA Names New Board Chair and Directors

Russell Grissett, president of Sonoco Flexible Packaging, was elected as the new chair of the Board of Directors of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) based in Annapolis, Maryland.

Grissett succeeds William “Bill” Jackson, Ph.D., chief technology officer of Amcor Flexibles, who served as chair from March 2023 to March 2025.

David Love, senior vice president of marketing and research and development at Printpack, has been re-elected as treasurer.

The 2025 board members were elected by FPA voting members for a one-year term, with the exception of the chair’s two-year term, according to the association.

The new members assumed their roles on March 5, 2025, during the FPA Annual Meeting in Miami.

The 2025 board is composed of industry leaders from 29 flexible packaging companies.

Ron Cotterman, vice president of global corporate affairs at Sealed Air Corporation, has been appointed to the Executive Committee.

Additionally, the newly appointed directors include Bob Gargione, president of Pregis; Ray Graham, CEO and president of American Packaging Corporation; and Gary Rzonca, senior vice president of North America packaging at Henkel Corporation.

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