CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sealed Air Corporation announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Allott to its Board of Directors.
Tony is an experienced senior executive in the packaging sector. For 16 years, Tony was Chief Executive Officer and President of Silgan Holdings Inc., a publicly traded global manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging for consumer goods products, where he continues to serve as Chairperson of the Silgan board in a non-executive capacity. Tony joined Silgan in 2002 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to Silgan, Tony served for six years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of flexible packaging, joining the company as they completed an acquisition quintupling its size. He started his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte.
Tony earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Boston University. He is also a co-founder and partner of Waypoint Investors, LLC, where he serves in a director capacity for invested private companies.
"Tony brings extensive packaging sector experience with a track record of creating shareholder value to Sealed Air's Board. We look forward to leveraging his experience in managing packaging businesses with diversified portfolios to help accelerate our transformation," said Henry Keizer, Sealed Air's Board Chairman.
"I am honored to join the Sealed Air Board at a pivotal time in the company's journey and look forward to partnering with the leadership team and the Board to help the company achieve long-term profitable growth," said Mr. Allott.
