Jill A. Rahman Appointed to the Board of Directors of Berry Global Group, Inc.
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) has appointed Jill A. Rahman to its Board of Directors. Rahman, who serves as COO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, brings over 25 years of experience in packaged goods, including executive roles at Conagra Brands, Inc. She has held significant positions in marketing and strategic planning, amplifying Berry's business acumen. Tom Salmon, Chairman and CEO, expressed confidence that her insights will enhance the Board's capabilities in consumer packaging.
- Appointment of Jill A. Rahman to the Board may enhance strategic insights.
- Rahman brings over 25 years of packaged goods experience, including significant roles at Conagra.
- Concerns about continuity or experience gaps in the Board's new composition.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) announced today that Jill A. Rahman has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Rahman, age 59, is the Chief Operating Officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a role she began in June 2020. She brings more than 25 years of packaged goods experience to Berry, including the past 11 years at Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) where she served in several executive roles including International Division President from 2016-2020 and U.S. Sweet and Salty Snacks Vice President and General Manager from 2010-2016. Rahman also held a variety of marketing, brand management, and strategic planning roles during her 15-year career at Kraft Foods and at Newell Rubbermaid. While at Conagra, she held Board of Director roles at joint venture companies in India, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Rahman earned a B.B.A. from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.
“On behalf of Berry and its Directors, I would like to welcome Jill to our Board,” said Tom Salmon, Chairman and CEO of Berry. “Jill’s marketing, strategic planning, and operating experience will further enhance our Board's existing business acumen, while bringing additional insights and perspectives in consumer packaging.”
About Berry
Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important,’ and proudly partners with its customers to provide them with value-added protective solutions that are increasingly light-weighted and easier to recycle or reuse. The Company is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative rigid, flexible, and nonwoven products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry, a Fortune 500 company, has approximately 47,000 employees and generated
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