Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, announced senior executive appointments designed to help accelerate organic growth in the business.

Fred Stephan, previously President, Amcor Flexibles North America, has been appointed to the newly introduced role of Chief Operating Officer. Fred will report to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for enhancing the Company’s ability to leverage and accelerate profitable growth opportunities across the global flexible packaging businesses, ensuring coordinated execution between business operations and commercial teams.

David Clark, previously Amcor Vice President, Sustainability, has been appointed to the new Chief Sustainability Officer role. In this role David will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and have responsibility for Amcor’s sustainability strategies and policies, overseeing their implementation across the Company.

Peter Konieczny, Chief Executive Officer said, “Amcor is an outstanding Company that has become a very strong and well positioned global business with significant growth potential. At this stage in the Company’s evolution, we have a valuable opportunity to accelerate organic growth by leveraging our global footprint and scale more effectively.”

“By introducing the Chief Operating Officer role, we are evolving our organization structure to help facilitate greater collaboration and drive faster growth across our flexibles business. At the same time, aligned with our purpose, we are elevating sustainability by creating the Chief Sustainability Officer role. This enables us to further increase our focus on the significant growth opportunity we can continue to unlock by commercializing solutions that drive the industry toward a circular economy for packaging, while reducing carbon footprint.”

“Fred and David are world class, respected leaders with extensive experience. I look forward to their contributions to realizing our growth potential and delivering industry leading value for our customers, our shareholders and the environment.”