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Michael King appointed CEO of Pactiv Evergreen

LAKE FOREST - Pactiv Evergreen Inc. said Monday that John McGrath has elected to retire as CEO of the company and has been succeeded by Michael King. King is a current member of Pactiv Evergreen's board and has been serving since 2018 as CEO of Graham Packaging Co.

Prior to joining Graham Packaging, King held senior leadership positions at Fram Group, TI Automotive, Lear Corp. and Huhtamaki. He holds multiple plastics engineering degrees from Ferris State University and an MBA from Louisiana State University.

"The board would like to thank John McGrath for his 36 years of service and 11 years as CEO and his significant contributions to Pactiv Evergreen, including leading the successful IPO of the company," said Jonathan Rich, chairman of the Pactiv Evergreen board.

Pactiv Evergreen is a manufacturer and distributor of fresh food service and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets.

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