Richard G. Kyle Elected to Sonoco's Board of Directors
February 23 2015 - 8:00AM
Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging
companies, has elected Richard G. Kyle to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Kyle is president, chief executive officer and board member
of The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR). A $3.1 billion global company
headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, Timken engineers, manufactures
and markets Timken® bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, chain and
related products, and offers a spectrum of power system rebuild and
repair services. Prior to being elected president and CEO in 2014,
Mr. Kyle served as chief operating officer of Timken's Bearings and
Power Transmission Group; previously he was group president
responsible for the company's aerospace and steel segments, as well
as the engineering and technology organizations.
Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., executive chairman of Sonoco's Board of
Directors, commented, "We're very pleased to have Rich join our
Board. He brings tested executive leadership along with strong
manufacturing and technical expertise working with diversified
markets around the world, which is extremely important to Sonoco's
global consumer, industrial and protective solutions
businesses."
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Mr. Kyle, 49, is a native of Mishawaka, Ind., received a
bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University
and later earned his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg
Graduate School of Management. Prior to joining Timken in 2006, Mr.
Kyle held management positions with Cooper Industries and later was
vice president of operations for a division of Hubbell, Inc. He
resides in Canton, Ohio, and serves on the Board of Directors of
the United Way of Greater Stark County.
About Sonoco:
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of
consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and
displays and packaging supply chain services. With annualized
combined sales of $5 billion, the Company has more than 21,000
employees working in more than 300 operations in 34 countries,
serving some of the world's best known brands in some 85 nations.
Sonoco is a proud member of the 2014/2015 Dow Jones Sustainability
World Index. For more information on the Company, visit our website
at www.sonoco.com.
CONTACT: Roger Schrum
+843-339-6018
roger.schrum@sonoco.com
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