Leadership Team
James N. Peterson
Chief Executive Officer
Ball Metalpack
- 2018 Chief Executive Officer
Previous Work Experience
- Senior vice president Ball Corporation & chief operating officer Food & Aerosol Packaging
- Vice president, marketing & business development, U.S. Can Company
- Senior vice president, sales & marketing, Nexpack
Boards/Professional Activities
- 2017; chairman, Can Manufacturers Institute
- 2016: board member, Consumer Safety Products Association, Washington, D.C.
- 2011; Western Regional Chair and board member, National Association of Manufacturers Public Affairs Steering Committee
- 2009; board member, Deming Center, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder
- 2009; executive board member, North American Metal Packaging Association
- 2005-2007; aerosol executive council board member, Consumer Specialty Products Association
- 2004-2007; board member, Consumer Aerosol Product Council
Education
- 1990; bachelor’s degree, economics, Indiana University, Bloomington
Mark Pedro
Chief Financial Officer
Ball Metalpack
- May 2020 – Chief Financial Officer
Previous Work Experience
- 2018-2020; Chief Financial Officer, Pinnacle Agriculture
- 2015-2017; CFO North America Region, Sonepar
- 2013-2014; Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Icicle Seafoods
- 2011-2013; CFO of USA Region, Univar Inc.
- 2002-2011; Various Finance Director positions, Kraft Foods, Inc.
- 1996-2002; Various Strategic Planning and Mergers & Acquisitions roles, Nestle USA
Education
- The Anderson School at UCLA, Master of Business Administration
- University of California, Los Angeles; Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics
Rajeev Ankireddypalli
Chief Information Officer
Ball Metalpack
- 2018-Present: Chief Information Officer
Previous Work Experience
- 2016-2018; Director, Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Systems Development and Administration
- 2011-2016; Vice President/ CIO of IT, Advanced Energy
- 2006-2011; Director, Global Applications, Polycom/SpectraLink
- 2001-2006; Integration Manager, Sun Microsystems/StorageTek
- 2000-2001; Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Consultant eCommerce, marchFIRST/Divine Inc.
- 1998-2000; Senior SAP Consultant- Worldwide SAP ERP Deployment, Trustek, Inc.
Certifications
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Scrum Master
Education
- College of Staten Island, NY; Master of Computer Science
- Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India; Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Communications
Paul Beard
Chief Procurement Officer
BallMetalpack
- 2019-Present: Chief Procurement Officer. Responsible for all sourcing functions including direct and indirect materials; supply chain including planning, SIOP and customer service; the materials and process group; and product sales to competitive can manufacturing companies.
- 2018-2019: Vice President, Sourcing & Supply Chain. Responsible for all sourcing in Ball Metalpack including steel, ODMs and indirect category spend. Responsibilities also include overseeing supply chain team and material & process team.
Ball Corporation
- 2016-2018; Vice President, Sourcing, Beverage Packaging North & Central America, Global ODM Category Lead. Responsible for all categories in Beverage Packaging N&C America along with global category lead for Beverage and Food & Aerosol including coatings, inks, compound and chemicals.
- 2011-2016; Director, Sourcing, Global ODM Category Lead. Responsible for all global sourcing related activities for other direct materials including coatings, ink, compound and chemicals.
- 2009-2011; Plant Manager, Danville, IL. Three-piece aerosol assembly facility producing approx. 600M aerosol cans annually.
- 2007-2009; Assistant Plant Manager, Oakdale, CA. Three-piece coil, coating, end and can manufacturing facility producing approx. one billion food and aerosol cans annually.
- 2006-2007; Quality Manager, Oakdale, CA. Responsible for all quality assurance activities including complaints, claims, and standard work procedures.
- 2000-2006; Quality Manager, Weirton, WV. Three-piece food and aerosol coil, coating and end manufacturing facility.
- 1998-2000; Quality Supervisor, Weirton, WV. Responsible for all quality assurance plant functions.
- 1996-1998; Materials Coordinator/Purchasing, Weirton WV. Responsible for all plant purchasing functions.
- 1994-1996; Materials Coordinator, Pittsburgh, PA. Responsible for all plant storeroom and spare parts inventory functions.
- 1993-1994; Hourly Associate, Pittsburgh, PA. Stacker operator on three-piece coating manufacturing line.
Professional Accomplishments
- 2009; Ball Corporation’s Award of Excellence
Education
- Robert Morris University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Jan Rodriguez
General Counsel & Vice President, Human Resources
Ball Metalpack
- 2018-Present: General Counsel & Vice President, Human Resources
Prior Work Experience
- 2014-2018; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Ball Corporation
- 2010-2014: Senior Attorney, Ball Corporation
- 2005-2010: General Attorney, Ball Corporation
- 2003-2005: In-House Counsel, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
- 1999-2003: Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson
Certifications
- Admissions: Colorado and Oklahoma
- Certified Public Accountant
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law; Juris Doctor
- Northeastern State University: Accounting, B.B.A.
John Pontrello
Senior Vice President, Operations
Ball Metalpack
- 2020-Present: Senior Vice President, Operations
- 2019-2020: Vice President, Operations
Prior Work Experience
- 2018-2019; Director, General Manager; Flowserve Corporation
- 2017: Vice President of Operations; Ametros
- 2013-2016: Plant Manager; Cameron, a Schlumberger Company
- 2002-2011: US Naval Officer
Education
- Harvard Business School, MBA; 2013
- United States Naval Academy, BS; 2002
Bruce Hunt
Vice President, Sales – Food
Ball Metalpack
- 2020 – present; Vice President of Food Sales
- 2018 – 2020; Director of Food Sales
Previous Work Experience
- 2015 – 2018; Director of Food Sales, Ball Corporation
- 2005 – 2015; Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Sonoco-Phoenix
- 2001 – 2005; Director of Sales, Sonoco-Phoenix
- 2000 – 2001; Vice President of Sales, Phoenix Packaging
- 1997 – 2000; National Accounts Manager, Phoenix Packaging
- 1994 – 1997; Inside Sales, Phoenix Packaging
Education
- University of Mount Union, Bachelor of Arts, Education
- Kent State University, Master of Arts, Administration
Holly Georgiton
Vice President, Sales – Aerosol
Ball Metalpack
- 2018 – Present, Vice President, Sales, Ball Metalpack
Ball Corporation
- 2016-2018; Vice President, Sales, Ball Food and Aerosol Packaging
- 2010-2016; Director, Global Sales, Ball Food and Aerosol Packaging
- 2005-2010; Director, Sales, Ball Food and Aerosol Packaging
- 1996-2004; Sales Representative, food; Ball Metal Food division
- 1995-1996; Manager, Marketing; Ball Metal Food division
- 1993-1995; Manager, Capital Evaluations; Ball Packaging
- 1985-1993; Manager of Cost Estimating & Cost Accountant; Heekin Can
Boards/Professional Activities
- Member of various food and aerosol associations including HCPA, NAA, MWFPA, SFPA
Education/Certifications
- Master’s degree, Marketing, Xavier University
- Bachelor’s degree, Accounting and Finance, University of Cincinnati
- Strategic Decision Making, Darden School of Business
Paul Waldmiller
Vice President, Quality and Technical Services
Ball Metalpack
- 2019 – Present: Vice President, Quality & Technical Services
- 2018 – 2019: Director, Quality & Technical Services
Ball Corporation
- 2016 – 2018: Director, Quality & Technical Services
- 2014 – 2016: Director, Technical & Customer Equipment Services
- 2010 – 2014: Director, Technical Services
- 2001 – 2010: Manager, Food Container Technology
- 1996 – 1997: Scientist, Aerosol Technical Services
- 1995 – 1996: Chemist, Laboratory Services
Previous Work Experience
- 1997 – 2001: Manager, Aerosol Technical Services, BWAY Corporation
- 1992 – 1995: Chemist, HALOX Pigments
Education
- University of Notre Dame, BS Chemistry