Amcor Announces Senior Executive Appointments

Amcor announced senior executive appointments designed to help accelerate organic growth in the business.

Fred Stephan, previously president, Amcor Flexibles North America, has been appointed to the newly introduced role of chief operating officer (COO). Stephan will be responsible for enhancing the company’s ability to leverage and accelerate profitable growth opportunities across the global flexible packaging businesses, ensuring coordinated execution between business operations and commercial teams.

David Clark, previously Amcor VP, sustainability, has been appointed to the new chief sustainability officer role. Clark will have responsibility for Amcor’s sustainability strategies and policies, overseeing their implementation across the company.

“Amcor is an outstanding company that has become a very strong and well positioned global business with significant growth potential. At this stage in the company’s evolution, we have a valuable opportunity to accelerate organic growth by leveraging our global footprint and scale more effectively,” said CEO Peter Konieczny. “Fred and David are world class, respected leaders with extensive experience. I look forward to their contributions to realizing our growth potential and delivering industry leading value for our customers, our shareholders and the environment.”

Stephan has served as president of Amcor’s Flexibles North America and a member of the global management team since joining Amcor in June 2019 with the acquisition of Bemis Company, where he was president of Bemis North America. Stephan has also had oversight of the Amcor Flexibles Latin America business since April 2024.

From 2004 to 2017, Stephan served in senior executive and commercial roles at Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company, including as SVP and GM, Insulation Systems. Previously, Stephan spent five years at General Electric, ultimately serving as president and CEO of GE Lighting Systems. He began his career at GE Plastics.

Clark joined Amcor in 2004 and has played a key role in advancing Amcor’s sustainability agenda for the last 20 years, most recently serving as VP of sustainability. Previously Clark was VP, safety, environment & sustainability from 2007 to 2018 and director sustainability from 2005 to 2007. Prior to these roles, Clark served in Amcor plant manager roles and had oversight of an Amcor owned recycling plant in 2004. Before joining Amcor, Clark worked in the high-tech manufacturing and laser optics industries.