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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

  • 1990; MBA, operations, marketing, finance, Northwestern Universty – Kellogg School of Management
  • 1984; bachelor’s degree, chemical engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman

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

Carey Causey, President, Beverage Packaging EMEA

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2021-present; president, Beverage Packaging EMEA
  • 2020; vice president, integrated business planning, Beverage Packaging EMEA
  • 2018-2020; vice president, commercial, Beverage Packaging South America
  • 2016-2018; vice president, marketing, business development and strategy, Beverage Packaging North & Central America
  • 2014-2016; director, strategic marketing and business development, Beverage Packaging North & Central America

Previous Work Experience

  • Director, market and competitive intelligence; regional manager, Latin America and Klabin Alliance manager; senior marketing manager, liquid packaging; marketing manager, paperboard division; MWV, Richmond, Virginia
  • Product line manager, The Mosaic Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Product line merchant; project manager; production supervisor, Cargill, Inc., Tampa, Florida

Education

  • 2005; MBA, University of South Florida, Tampa
  • 2000; bachelor’s degree, engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

James W. Billings, President, Ball Aerosol Packaging

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Ball Corporation History

  • 2022; president, Ball Aerosol Packaging
  • 2021; vice president and general manager, Ball Aerosol Packaging
  • 2015-2021: vice president, commercial, Beverage Packaging North & Central America
  • 2013-2025; vice president, innovation, Global Metal Beverage Packaging, and vice president, marketing, Ball Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas
  • 2011-2013; director, innovation and marketing, Ball Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas
  • 2010-2011; director, marketing
  • 2008-2010; manager, marketing and business development
  • 2006-2008; manager, marketing

Previous Work Experience

  • 2004-2006; strategist, Egg Strategy, Boulder, Colo.
  • 1998-2001; teacher, Vail Mountain School, Vail, Colo.

Professional Affiliations

  • 2008-2011; communications committee, Canned Food Alliance
  • 2007-2011; CSPA Recycling Committee
  • Education

    • 2004; MBA, University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, Boulder
    • 1998; bachelor’s degree, government, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

    Kathleen Pitre, President, Beverage Packaging North and Central America

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    Ball Corporation History

    • 2021-present, president, Beverage Packaging North & Central America
    • 2019-2021, chief commercial & sustainability officer, Global Beverage Packaging
    • 2015-2019, vice president, communications and corporate relations
    • 2014-2015; director, corporate relations; executive director, The Ball Foundation

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

    • 2013; business unit manager, corporate communications
    • 2010-2013; sr. manager, internal communications
    • 2007-2010; administrative manager, internal communications
    • 2004-2007; technical writer
    • 2003-2004; administrative intern 

    Previous Work Experience

    • Colorado State University, University Advancement
    • Colorado State University, Athletic Media Relations

    Boards/Professional Activities

    • Board member; Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry
    • Women in Aerospace
    • Public Relations Society of America
    • Founding member of the Colorado State University Liberal Arts Ambassadors Council

    Awards/Recognitions

    • 2011: NASA Excellence Award for public affairs work on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Exploration Vehicle

    Education

    • 2004; master’s degree, technical communication, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins
    • 2000; bachelor’s degree, speech communication, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins

    Emily Fong Mitchell, President & General Manager, Ball Aluminum Cups

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    Ball Corporation History

    • 2022 - present; President and General Manager, Ball Aluminum Cups

    Previous Work Experience

    • General Manager, Personal Care North America, Colgate-Palmolive
    • Director, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Inc.
    • Director, Haircare, Colgate-Palmolive Mexico
    • Associate Director, Toothbrush, Mouthwash, Personal Care & Fabric Care, Colgate-Palmolive China
    • Associate Director, China Consumer Innovation Center, Colgate-Palmolive
    • Various marketing, brand and product management positions, Colgate-Palmolive

    Awards and Recognitions

    • Member, Chief, a network for senior women leaders

    Education

    • Bachelor’s degree, East Asian studies, Harvard University
    • Master's certificate, international economics, Johns Hopkins SAIS/Nanjing University
    • MBA in marketing, concentration in operations, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Fauze Villatoro, President, Beverage Packaging South America

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    Ball Corporation History

    • 2022 - present; president, Beverage Packaging South America
    • 2020 - 2022; vice president, commercial, Beverage Packaging South America
    • 2017 - 2020; vice president, integrated business planning, Beverage Packaging South America
    • 2016 - 2017; regional manager, Beverage Packaging South America

    Previous Work Experience

    • 2011-2016; manager, Regional, Rexam – South America
    • 2009-2011; manager, Production, Rexam – South America (Águas Claras Plant)
    • 2008-2009; manager, Lean Enterprise, Rexam – South America (Jacareí Plant)
    • 2007-2008; manager, Operations, Rexam – South America (Santa Cruz Plant)
    • Alcan Packaging Beauty (Brazil)
    • Think Tank Consulting GmbH (Germany)

    Board / Professional Affiliations

    • Ball Executive Leadership Team
    • Rexam Executive Leadership Team

    Education

    • 2011-2012, Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) – Lyon and London
    • 2013, Master Business Administration, Corporate Finance, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC), Brazil
    • 2008, Six Sigma Black Belt, Brazil
    • 2005, Postgraduate, Quality and Productivity, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil
    • 2003-2004, Rexam Horizon Program (Leadership Development), EAP (France), Carlson School of Management (USA) and Ashridge Management Center (UK)
    • 2002, Six Sigma Green Belt, Brazil
    • 2000, Mechanical Engineer, Universidade São Francisco, Brazil

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