Andrea White Named Chief Human Resources Officer of Sonoco
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Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON) has announced the appointment of Andrea White as Chief Human Resources Officer, who has also been elected as a corporate officer by the Company's Board of Directors. White, 50, joins the Company's Executive Committee and reports directly to Howard Coker, President and CEO.
With an 18-year tenure at Sonoco, White started as a Reliability Engineer and progressed through various roles including Global Maintenance Excellence Manager and Director of Global Sonoco Performance System and Organizational Development. In 2022, she became Vice President of Global Operational Excellence, overseeing Commercial Excellence and IT, before advancing to Vice President of Global Human Resources.
White holds a BS in Textile Engineering from N.C. State University (1996), is certified in Lean Manufacturing, and serves on the Florence Darlington Technical College Foundation Board.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON), a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, announced that Andrea White, has been named Chief Human Resources Officer and has been elected a corporate officer by the Company’s Board of Directors. She is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee and reports to Howard Coker, President and CEO.
White, 50, is an 18-year Sonoco veteran beginning her career as a Reliability Engineer after working in Manufacturing and Process Improvement for Milliken & Company for over a decade. She quickly expanded her roles within the Company to serve as a Global Maintenance Excellence Manager before assuming the position of Director, Global Sonoco Performance System and Organizational Development in 2018. In 2022, she was named Vice President, Global Operational Excellence with additional leadership responsibilities in Commercial Excellence and Information Technology before being named to the role as Vice President of Global Human Resources.
“We are pleased to have Andrea receive recognition for the critical role she plays as Sonoco’s Chief Human Resources Officer,” said Howard Coker, President and CEO. “Andrea is a visionary people leader who brings extensive knowledge of operations, management and Human Resources to this important leadership position.”
White is a 1996 graduate of N.C. State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering, and is certified in Lean Manufacturing and serves on the Florence Darlington Technical College Foundation Board.
About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE: SON) is a global leader in value-added, sustainable metal and fiber consumer and industrial packaging. The Company is now a multi-billion-dollar enterprise with approximately 28,000 employees working in 315 operations in 40 countries, serving some of the world’s best-known brands. Guided by our purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life., we strive to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence to provide solutions that better serve all our stakeholders and support a more sustainable future. Sonoco was proudly named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. 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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