Management
Board of Directors
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(1) Audit Committee
(2) Compensation Committee
R. Philip Silver
Non-Executive Co-Chairman of the Board
R. Philip Silver
R. Philip Silver has been our Co-Chairman of the Board in a non-executive capacity since March 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Silver was our Co-Chief Executive Officer from March 1994 until March 2006. Mr. Silver was also our Co-Chairmain of the Board in an executive capcity from August 2004 until March 2006 and prior to that our Chairman of the Board in an executive capacity. Mr. Silver is one of our co-founders and has been a Director since our inception in 1987. Prior to founding the Company in 1987, Mr. Silver was a consultant to the packaging industry. Mr. Silver was President of Continental Can Company from June 1983 to August 1986.
D. Greg Horrigan
Non-Executive Co-Chairman of the Board
D. Greg Horrigan
D. Greg Horrigan has been our Co-Chairman of the Board in a non-executive capacity since March 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Horrigan was our Co-Chief Executive Officer from March 1994 until March 2006. Mr. Horrigan was also our Co-Chairman of the Board in an executive capacity from August 2004 until March 2006 and prior to that our President. Mr. Horrigan is one of our co-founders and has been a Director since our inception in 1987. Prior to founding the Company in 1987, Mr. Horrigan was Executive Vice President and Operating Officer of Continental Can Company from 1984 to 1987.
Anthony J. Allott
Anthony J. Allott
Anthony J. Allott has been one of our Directors since June 2006 and has been our Chief Executive Officer since March 2006 and our President since August 2004. Previously he was our Chief Operating Officer from May 2005 until March 2006. From May 2002 until August 2004, Mr. Allott was our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Allott was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., or AET, since July 1996. From July 1994 until July 1996, Mr. Allott was Vice President and Treasurer of AET. From 1992 until July 1994, Mr. Allott was Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Reporting of Ground Round Restaurants. Prior to that, Mr. Allott was a certified public accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
John W. Alden (1) (2)
John W. Alden (1) (2)
John W. Alden has been one of our Directors since November 2001. From 1965 until 2000, Mr. Alden was employed by United Parcel Service of America, Inc., or UPS, serving in various management positions. Until his retirement in 2000, Mr. Alden was Vice Chairman of UPS since 1996 and a director of UPS since 1988. Mr. Alden is also a director of Barnes Group Inc., The D & B Corporation and Arkansas Best Corporation.
Jeffrey C. Crowe (1) (2)
Jeffrey C. Crowe (1) (2)
Jeffrey C. Crowe has been one of our Directors since May 1997. Mr. Crowe has been Chairman of the Board of Landstar System, Inc., or Landstar, since April 1991. Mr. Crowe was Chief Executive Officer of Landstar from April 1991 through June 2004 and President of Landstar from April 1991 through December 2001. Mr. Crowe was also Chairman of the Board of Landstar System Holdings, Inc., or LSHI, from March 1991 through June 2004 and Chief Executive Officer of LSHI from June 1989 through June 2004. Mr. Crowe has been a Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce since February 1998, serving as Vice Chairman from June 2002 until June 2003 and as Chairman from June 2003 to June 2004. Mr. Crowe also served as Chairman of the National Defense Transportation Association from October 1993 to July 2003. Mr. Crowe has been a Director of PSS World Medical, Inc. since March 2007, a Director of SunTrust Banks, Inc. since April 2004 and a Director of the National Chamber Foundation since November 1997.
William C. Jennings (1) (2)
William C. Jennings (1) (2)
William C. Jennings has been one of our Directors since July 2003. Mr. Jennings is a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he led its risk management and internal control consulting practice from 1991 until his retirement in 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Jennings served as a senior audit partner at Coopers & Lybrand, as a Senior Executive Vice President at Shearson Lehman Brothers responsible for quality assurance, internal audit and compliance and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bankers Trust Company. Since retiring from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Mr. Jennings has provided independent consulting services to a number of companies, and he currently serves as a director of Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
Edward A. Lapekas (1) (2)
Edward A. Lapekas (1) (2)
Edward A. Lapekas has been one of our Directors since October 2001. Mr. Lapekas has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Tegrant Corporation since March 2007. Mr. Lapekas has also been a Director of Pliant Corporation since June 2006. Mr. Lapekas was Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Pliant Corporation from October 2003 until June 2006 and interim Chief Executive Officer of Pliant Corporation from August 2003 until October 2003. Mr. Lapekas was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Nexpak Corporation from November 2002 until March 2003. From October 2000 until June 2001, Mr. Lapekas was Executive Chairman of Packtion Corporation, an e-commerce packaging venture. From May 1996 until July 2000, Mr. Lapekas was employed by American National Can Group, Inc., last serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Lapekas served as Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Schmalbach-Lubeca AG. From 1971 until 1991, Mr. Lapekas was employed by Continental Can Company where he served in various strategy, planning, operating and marketing capacities.
Executive Officers
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Anthony J. Allott
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony J. Allott
Anthony J. Allott has been one of our Directors since June 2006 and has been our Chief Executive Officer since March 2006 and our President since August 2004. Previously he was our Chief Operating Officer from May 2005 until March 2006. From May 2002 until August 2004, Mr. Allott was our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Allott was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., or AET, since July 1996. From July 1994 until July 1996, Mr. Allott was Vice President and Treasurer of AET. From 1992 until July 1994, Mr. Allott was Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Reporting of Ground Round Restaurants. Prior to that, Mr. Allott was a certified public accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
James D. Beam
Executive Vice President
James D. Beam
James D. Beam has been our Executive Vice President since October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Beam was President of Silgan Containers Corporation, our operating subsidiary through which we conduct our metal food container business, from July 1990 until October 2007. From September 1987 to July 1990, Mr. Beam was Vice President-Marketing & Sales of Silgan Containers Corporation. Mr. Beam was Vice President and General Manager of Continental Can Company, Western Food Can Division, from March 1986 to September 1987.
Russell F. Gervais
Executive Vice President
Russell F. Gervais
Russell F. Gervais has been our Executive Vice President since October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Gervais was President of Silgan Plastics Corporation, our operating subsidiary through which we conduct our plastic container business, from December 1992 until October 2007. From September 1989 to December 1992, Mr. Gervais was Vice President-Sales & Marketing of Silgan Plastics Corporation. From March 1984 to September 1989, Mr. Gervais was President and Chief Executive Officer of Aim Packaging, Inc.
Robert B. Lewis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert B. Lewis
Robert B. Lewis has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2004. Previously, Mr. Lewis was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Velocity Express Inc. from January 2004 until August 2004. From December 2000 until December 2003, Mr. Lewis held a series of senior executive positions at Moore Corporation Limited, initially as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and later as President of Business Communication Services, an operating division of Moore Corporation Limited. Prior to joining Moore Corporation Limited, Mr. Lewis served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walter Industries, Inc. and World Color Press, Inc. and in various senior financial management roles at L.P. Thebault, a U.S. based commercial printer.
Adam J. Greenlee
Executive Vice President, Operations
Adam J. Greenlee
Adam J. Greenlee has been our Executive Vice President, Operations since October 2007. From January 2006 until October 2007, Mr. Greenlee was President of Silgan White Cap Americas LLC, our operating subsidiary through which we conduct our vacuum closures business in North and South America, and he was Executive Vice President of Silgan White Cap Americas LLC from March 2005 until January 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Greenlee was Vice President & General Manager of ATI Allegheny Rodney from January 2003 through February 2005 and its Director of Marketing from February 2001 until January 2003.
Glenn A. Paulson
Executive Vice President
Glenn A. Paulson
Glenn A. Paulson has been our Executive Vice President since June 2006. Previously, Mr. Paulson was our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development since May 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Paulson was Vice President of the Company since January 1996. From August 1995 to December 1995, Mr. Paulson was employed by the Company to manage the transition of the Food Metal and Specialty Business of American National Can Company, or ANC. From January 1989 to July 1995, Mr. Paulson was employed by ANC, last serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Food Metal and Specialty, North America. Prior to his employment with ANC, Mr. Paulson was President of the beverage packaging operations of Continental Can Company.
Frank W. Hogan, III
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Frank W. Hogan, III
Frank W. Hogan, III has been our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2002. From June 1997 until June 2002, Mr. Hogan was our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. From September 1995 until June 1997, Mr. Hogan was a partner at the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP). From April 1988 to September 1995, Mr. Hogan was an associate at that firm.
Anthony P. Andreacchi
Vice President, Tax
Anthony P. Andreacchi
Anthony P. Andreacchi has been our Vice President, Tax since July 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Andreacchi served as Director of Taxes - U.S. for Ingersoll-Rand Company since February 2003. Previously, Mr. Andreacchi held various positions in the tax department of Ingersoll-Rand Company since 1991, and served as International Tax Counsel of Xerox Corporation in 2002. He began his career as an associate at the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae (now Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP) in 1987.
Malcolm E. Miller
Vice President and Treasurer
Malcolm E. Miller
Malcolm E. Miller has been our Vice President and Treasurer since October 2001. Previously, Mr. Miller was Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Primedia, Inc. from April 2000 until October 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Miller was employed by us from June 1997 until April 2000, last serving as Assistant Treasurer. From June 1995 to June 1997, Mr. Miller was employed by International Paper Company, last serving as Senior Financial Analyst.
B. Frederick Prinzen
Vice President, Corporate Development
B. Frederick Prinzen
B. Frederick Prinzen has been our Vice President, Corporate Development since July 2008. Previously, Mr. Prinzen was Chief Operating Officer of Alcan Pharmaceutical Packaging-Americas, a division of Alcan, Inc. Prior to that, since 1993, Mr. Prinzen held various management positions with Shorewood Packaging Corporation, a subsidiary of International Paper Company, last serving as Senior Vice President, Consumer Products Business and Senior Vice President, Manufacturing. Mr. Prinzen began his career in the consumer packaging industry with Paperboard Industries Corporation in 1987.
Kimberly I. Ulmer
Vice President and Controller
Kimberly I. Ulmer
Kimberly I. Ulmer has been our Vice President and Controller since March 2006. Previously, Ms. Ulmer was our Controller since September 2004. From May 2003 until September 2004, Ms. Ulmer was Controller, Accounting Policies and Compliance for General Electric Vendor Financial Services, a unit of General Electric Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Ms. Ulmer was employed by Quebecor World Inc. (formely World Color Press, Inc.) from August 1997 until April 2003, last serving as Vice President, Assistant Controller.
Thomas J. Snyder
President, Silgan Containers Corporation
Thomas J. Snyder
Thomas J. Snyder has been President of Silgan Containers Corporation, our operating subsidiary through which we conduct our metal food container business, since October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Snyder was Executive Vice President of Silgan Containers Corporation from July 2006 until October 2007 and Vice President – Sales & Marketing of Silgan Containers Corporation from July 2002 until July 2006. Mr. Snyder was Director of Sales of Silgan Containers Corporation from May 2000 until July 2002 and a National Account Manager for Silgan Containers Corporation from May 1993 until May 2000.
Alan H. Koblin
President, Silgan Plastics Corporation
Alan H. Koblin
Alan H. Koblin has been President of Silgan Plastics Corporation, our operating subsidiary through which we conduct our plastic container business, since October 2007. Mr. Koblin was Executive Vice President of Silgan Plastics Corporation from November 2003 until October 2007 and President of the consumer products business of Silgan Plastics Corporation from June 2005 until October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Koblin served as Senior Vice President of Silgan Plastics Corporation from January 2000 until November 2003, Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Silgan Plastics Corporation from December 1994 until January 2000, and Director of Sales & Marketing of Silgan Plastics Corporation from 1992 through 1994. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Koblin was Vice President of Chruchill Industries.
Peter Konieczny
President, Silgan White Cap
Peter Konieczny
Peter Konieczny has been President of Silgan White Cap, our global vacuum closures business, since October 2007. Previously, Mr. Konieczny was President of Silgan White Cap Europe/Asia from June 2006 until October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Konieczny was President of Amcor White Cap from September 2004 until June 2006. From April 2000 through August 2004, Mr. Konieczny was Chief Executive Officer of Noell Crane Systems GmbH, and he was Chief Financial Officer of Noell Stahl und Maschinenbau GmbH from July 1996 through March 2000.
