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Gustaf Nygren Appointed Head of SCA's Paper and Pulp Operations
The Swedish paper company SCA has appointed Gustaf Nygren to lead its corrugated board and pulp businesses. He will assume his new role on December 1, 2026, and will join the group?s executive committee.
Currently the director of the Obbola paper mill in Sweden, he previously held positions responsible for maintenance and the coordination of paper and pulp production at SCA. Per Strand, who heads the Östrand pulp mill, will succeed him in Obbola. The search for his replacement at Östrand is underway.
Ernest Haynes Appointed CEO of Sonoco
The U.S. packaging manufacturer Sonoco has appointed Ernest D. Haynes III to succeed Howard Coker as president and chief executive officer. Coker will step down on December 31, 2026, after 41 years with the company, which reported $7.5 billion in revenue in 2025.
Ernest Haynes joined Sonoco in 1997 and has been leading the company's global consumer packaging operations since last August. He has overseen metal packaging, rigid paper containers, and tubes and cores.
Patrick van de Werdt Takes the Helm at Apex Europe
After more than 25 years of experience in the automotive and manufacturing industries, Patrick van de Werdt is taking the helm at Apex Europe. As head of the European operations of the Dutch manufacturer of anilox rolls and related technologies for printing and packaging, Patrick van de Werdt is responsible for the group?s performance and business development, alongside Edwin Spijkers, Sales Director for Europe.
His career has focused primarily on industrial management and project management. He holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and recently completed a program on artificial intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
A New President for International Packaging Group
In January 2027, Dikran Acemyan will assume the presidency of the International Packaging Group (IPG), the international association of cardboard packaging manufacturers and industry suppliers. He will succeed Edward Zumbiel.
Dikran Acemyan, co-owner and co-CEO of the Turkish folding carton manufacturer Duran Dogan Packaging, has nearly 30 years of experience in cardboard packaging.
A member of IPG since 2011, he has also served on its executive committee. Between 2004 and 2012, he represented Turkey at the Delegates' Assembly of the European Carton Makers Association (ECMA).
The IPG association brings together cardboard packaging manufacturers that employ nearly 8,600 people at 50 production sites. Its members generate $1.522 billion in revenue.
Emma Walmsley, CEO of HP
Emma Walmsley will take over as CEO of HP on January 4, 2027. The former CEO of the British pharmaceutical company GSK will succeed Bruce Broussard, who has been serving as interim CEO of the U.S. computer and printing systems manufacturer since February 2026.
Emma Walmsley led GSK from 2017 to 2025, after joining the company in 2010. Prior to that, she spent 17 years at L'Oréal, where she held various positions within the cosmetics manufacturer?s international operations. She has also served on Microsoft?s board of directors for the past seven years.
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