Ramon Arratia, Chief Sustainability Officer

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2023 - present; Chief Sustainability Officer
  • 2022 - 2023; Vice President, Global Sustainability
  • 2021 - 2022; Vice President, Global Public Affairs
  • 2020 - 2021; Global Director of Public Affairs
  • 2017 - 2020; Sustainability & Public Affairs Director, Beverage Packaging EMEA

Previous Work Experience

  • Chairman, Every Can Counts | Europe
  • Sustainability Director for the company with Mission Zero, Interface.
  • Senior Corporate Responsibility Manager, Vodafone
  • Sustainability Manager, Ericsson

Awards and Recognitions

  • Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Education

  • 1999; master’s, quality management, Universidad de Valladolid
  • 2008; master’s in business administration, Warwick Business School

Nate C. Carey *, Vice President and Controller

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2017-present; vice president and controller
  • 2014-2017; assistant controller

Previous Work Experience

  • 2001-2014; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    • Senior manager, Houston, Texas
    • Senior manager, national office, New York Metro
    • Senior manager, manager and senior associate, Austin, Texas
    • Senior associate, associate, San Jose, California

Boards/Professional Activities

  • Board member, A Precious Child, Broomfield, Colorado
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountant

Education

  • 2001; MBA, B.S.B.A, accounting, Colorado State University, Pueblo
  • Certified Public Accountant, Texas and California

Daniel W. Fisher *, Chairman and CEO

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2023-present; elected as chairman of the board
  • 2022-present; president and chief executive officer, Ball Corporation
  • 2021-2022; president, Ball Corporation
  • 2016-2021; senior vice president, Ball Corporation; chief operating officer, Global Beverage Packaging
  • 2016; president, Beverage Packaging North and Central America
  • 2014-2016; president, North American Metal Beverage
  • 2013-2014; senior vice president, finance and planning, North America Metal Beverage
  • 2010-2013; vice president, finance, North America, Ball Metal Beverage Packaging Division, Americas

Previous Work Experience

  • Director, finance, Emerson Process Management (Emerson Electric)
  • Chief financial & information technology officer, Daniel Industries (Emerson Electric)
  • Vice President, affiliate manager, Grey Mountain Partners
  • Chief financial officer, Thomson Industries (Danaher Corporation)
  • Chief financial officer, Americas, Bradken Corporation

Education

  • 2003; MBA, business administration, University of Colorado, Denver
  • 1995; bachelor’s degree, business administration/finance, Washington University, St. Louis

Brian Gabbard, Senior Vice President, Global Shared Services; Chief Information Officer

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2022 - present; senior vice president, Global Shared Services, chief information officer
    • Global Information Technology Services, Global Data Services, Global Business Services
  • 2019 – 2022; vice president, Information Technology
  • 2016 – 2019; vice president, Global Business Services

Previous Work Experience

  • Management consultant, Pace Harmon
  • Vice president, Global Business Services, Aramark Corporation
  • Director, Technology Services – Package Applications and SAP Centers of Excellence, Target
  • Global head of Operations, Global Business Services; global head, Financial Shared Services; financial services IT platform leader and value services leader, Cargill, Inc.
  • Senior director, Enterprise Infrastructure Services; director, End User and Application Support Services, US Cellular
  • Product capability manager, Client and Infrastructure, Best Buy
  • Technology services manager, Grand Met (Diageo)

Boards/Professional Activities/Community

  • Board member, Redemption House Ministries

Awards and Recognitions

  • CIO of the Year, Global Finalist, 2022 National ORBIE Awards
  • CIO of the Year, Super Global Winner, 2021 Colorado ORBIE Awards

Education

  • 2004; bachelor’s degree, organizational leadership, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Deron Goodwin *, Vice President & Treasurer Ball Corporation

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2022 – present; Vice President and Treasurer
  • 2016 – 2022; Assistant Treasurer

Previous Work Experience

  • Managing director, BNP Paribas, New York
  • Senior vice president, Royal Bank of Scotland, Stamford
  • Director, Barclays Capital, New York
  • Vice president, Lehman Brothers, New York

Education

  • 1993; MBA, finance and accounting, University of Michigan – Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor
  • 1988; bachelor’s degree, economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Charles S. Johnson, Vice President Diversity and Inclusion

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2021-present; vice president, diversity and inclusion
  • 2018-2021; senior director, diversity and inclusion
  • 2017-2018; director, diversity and inclusion

Previous Work Experience

  • Founder and CEO, GenX7
  • Associate director athletics, University of Colorado
  • Business development and diversity manager, JD Edwards

Awards and Recognitions

  • 1997; Omega Man of the Year, National Chapter of OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity Inc.
  • 1991; Orange Bowl Most Valuable Player, College Football National Championship Committee

Education

  • 1991; bachelor’s degree, political science, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 1994; MBA, marketing, University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, Boulder

Dave Kaufman *, Senior Vice President, Ball Corporation; President, Ball Aerospace

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2021-present; senior vice president and president, Ball Aerospace
  • 2020 – 2021; chief operating officer, Ball Aerospace
  • 2013 – 2020; vice president & general manager, National Defense, Ball Aerospace
  • 2012 – 2013; director, National Security Space, Ball Aerospace
  • 2010 – 2012; senior program manager and capture manager, National Defense, Ball Aerospace
  • 2003 – 2010; senior program manager, Orbital Express & STP-SIV, Ball Aerospace
  • 2000 – 2003; spacecraft integrated product team (IPT) manager, Orbital Express, Ball Aerospace

Previous Work Experience

  • 1997 – 2000; system engineering lead, Hughes Space and Communications Co.
  • 1994 – 1997; thermal lead, Hughes Space & Communications Co.

Education

  • B.A., mathematics, Willamette University
  • B.S., mechanical engineering, Stanford University
  • M.S., mechanical engineering, California Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D, mechanical engineering, California Institute of Technology

Jeff A. Knobel, Senior Vice President, Global Beverage Finance

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2022-present; senior vice president and global beverage finance
  • 2011-2022; vice president and treasurer
  • 2010-2011; treasurer
  • 2008-2010; senior director, treasury
  • 2005-2008; director, treasury operations
  • 2002-2005; vice president and treasurer, Ball Packaging Europe GMBH
  • January-December 2002; director, corporate accounting
  • 1997-2001; manager, financial accounting

Previous Work Experience

  • Arthur Anderson LLP, manager, corporate finance consulting

Boards/Professional Activities

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Member, board of directors, Rocky Mountain Metal Container
  • Trustee of the Rexam UK Pension plan

Education

  • 1993; bachelor’s degree, accounting, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Ron Lewis *, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Global Beverage Packaging

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2021-present; senior vice president and chief operating officer, Global Beverage Packaging
  • 2019-2020; president, Beverage Packaging Europe, Middle East & Africa

Previous Work Experience

  • Chief supply chain officer, Coca-Cola European Partners
  • Senior vice president – supply chain, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
  • Chief procurement officer, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Senior vice president and general manager, The Coca-Cola Company
  • North America supply chain vice president, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
  • Vice president and chief procurement officer, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

Education

  • 1993; MBA, operations, marketing, finance, Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
  • 1988; bachelor’s degree, chemical engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman

Hannah Lim-Johnson *, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Ball Corporation History

  • Present; senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary

Previous Work Experience

  • 2020 – 2021; senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, Meritor
  • 2017 – 2020; senior vice president and chief legal officer, Kelly Services
  • 2016 – 2017; deputy general counsel, chief litigation counsel and assistant corporate secretary, PSEG
  • 2014 – 2016; vice president, chief litigation and chief compliance officer, The ADT Corporation
  • 2012 – 2014; vice president, chief litigation counsel, The ADT Corporation
  • 2007 – 2012; senior litigation counsel, Tyco International
  • 2004 – 2007; senior counsel, employment and environmental, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.
  • 1998 – 2004; deputy attorney general, division of law, Attorney General’s Office
  • 1997 – 1998; law clerk to Honorable Randolph Michael Subryan

Boards/Professional Activities

  • Board of Director, Minority Corporate Counsel Association
  • Board of Director, LIWOCA

Education

  • 1994 – 1997; Juris Doctor, Rutgers University School of Law
  • 1990 – 1994; Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, University of Illinois

Stacey Valy Panayiotou *, Senior Vice President & CHRO

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2021-present; chief human resources officer

Previous Work Experience

  • 2019 - 2021; executive vice president, human resources, Graphic Packaging International
  • 2013 - 2019; senior vice president, global talent & development, The Coca-Cola Company
  • 2009 – 2013; vice president, talent management, Coca-Cola Refreshments
  • 2006 – 2009, director, human resources, The Coca-Cola Company
  • 2001 – 2006; senior organization development consultant, Pactiv Corporation
  • 1999-2000; organization development manager, Ft. James Corporation

Boards/Professional Activities

  • Board member; EVO Payments
  • Advisory Board member; Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa
  • Board member; Foundation Board for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Education

  • 1999; master’s degree; human resources & org development, Loyola University Chicago
  • 1994; bachelor’s degree; business administration, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

Daniel J. Rabbitt, Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2016-present: vice president, corporate planning and development
  • 2015-2016; vice president and general manager, Global Aerocan
  • 2012-2015; vice president and general manager Ball Aerocan, Americas
  • 2010-2012; vice president, corporate planning and development
  • 2007-2010; senior director, corporate planning and development
  • 2004-2007; director of corporate development and strategy

Previous Work Experience

  • 1999-2004; chief financial officer and co-founder, Mountain Union Telecom, LLC, Virginia
  • 1998; director, corporate development, Telecom Towers, Virginia
  • 1993-1998; vice president, communications finance group, NationsBank (Bank of America), Charlotte, N.C.

Community

  • Youth Sports coach
  • Junior Achievement volunteer

Education

  • 1993; MBA, Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
  • 1991; bachelor’s degree, business administration, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth

Courtney K. Reynolds, Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2019-present; vice president, communications and corporate affairs

Previous Work Experience

  • 2017-2019; vice president, communications and corporate affairs, Northwestern Mutual
  • 2015-2017; vice president, corporate communications, Northwestern Mutual
  • 2010-2015; director, communications, Exelis Inc. (now Harris Corp.)
  • 2007-2010; director, employee engagement communications, ITT Corporation
  • 2003-2007; manager, communications and market intelligence, ITT Night Vision
  • 1995-2003; group leader, reputation change culture, Carter Ryley Thomas (now Padilla)

Boards/Professional Activities

  • Member; Arthur W. Page Society
  • Member; Public Relations Society of America

Education

  • 2014; master’s degree, business administration, Stevens Institute of Technology, N.J.
  • 2012; executive leadership program, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • 1995; bachelor’s degree, English, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Howard Yu *, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Ball Corporation History

  • Present; executive vice president and chief financial officer

Previous Work Experience

  • 2019 – 2023; senior vice president and chief financial officer, Envista - Danaher
  • 2017 – 2019; vice president, finance, and chief financial officer, Nobel Biocare Systems - Danaher
  • 2014 – 2017; vice president, finance, and chief financial officer, Ormco - Danaher
  • 2011 – 2014; vice president, finance, Beckman Coulter - Danaher
  • 2009 – 2011; vice president, Japan operations, Beckman Coulter - Danaher
  • 2007 – 2009; director, finance and customer support, Asia Pacific and Latin America, Beckman Coulter – Danaher
  • 2005 – 2007; human resources director, executive and global compensation, Beckman Coulter – Danaher
  • 2003 – 2005; controller, development centers, Beckman Coulter – Danaher
  • 2001 – 2003; manager, corporate planning and analysis, Beckman Coulter – Danaher
  • 2000 – 2001; finance planning and reporting, Conexant Systems
  • 1997 – 2000; assistant controller, Hewlett Packard – Verifone Division
  • 1994 – 1997; senior auditor, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Education

  • Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California
  • Bachelor of Arts, economics and business, University of California, Los Angeles

*Designates Corporate Officer