Amcor Global Management Team
Ken MacKenzie
Managing Director & CEO
B Eng., FIEA
Mr MacKenzie has extensive experience across all of Amcor’s major packaging business segments in the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe. Joined Amcor in 1992.
Former positions: Group Managing Director, Amcor Rentsch and Closures (2001–2005); Group General Manager Amcor Flexibles Australasia (1999–2001); General Manager Sales and Marketing, Amcor Australasia (1997–1999); Senior finance and operational roles, Amcor Rigid Plastics (1992–1997).
Prior to joining Amcor, Mr MacKenzie was Manager, Manufacturing Strategy Practice, Accenture (1987–1992).
Member of the Executive Committee. Appointed Managing Director and CEO July 2005.
Peter Brues
President, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
B. Comm, CA
Joined Amcor 1994. Appointed to current role December, 2009. Former positions: President Amcor Flexibles Healthcare 2006-2009; President Amcor Flexibles Americas 2003-2006; Vice President Operations, Amcor Flexibles Europe 2001-2003; Vice President Strategic Development, Amcor Ltd 2000-2001; Director Operations, Amcor Flexibles North America 1998-2000; Chief Financial Officer, Amcor Twinpak North America 1996-1998; Corporate Controller, Amcor Twinpak North America 1994-1996; Prior to joining Amcor Mr Brues was a Senior Associate with KPMG 1990- 1994.
Billy Chan
Chairman - AMVIG
C Eng (UK), MBA
Joined Amcor in April 1993 and was promoted to his current position in 1995. Prior to this, Mr Chan spent 10 years with Carnaud Metal Box including the position of Managing Director AMB Packaging Pte Ltd (a joint venture company with Amcor since 1985) and Managing Director Carnaud Metal Box Packaging Pty Ltd.
Ron Delia
Executive Vice President Finance
MBA, B Sc (US)
Joined Amcor 2005. Appointed to current role February 1, 2011. Former positions: Vice President & General Manager, Amcor Rigid Plastics Latin America (2008-2011) based in Miami; Executive General Manager Operations Development, Amcor Ltd. (2005-2008) based in Melbourne and Brussels. Prior to joining Amcor, Mr. Delia was an Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company based in New York and also held senior commercial roles in American National Can Co., based in New Jersey.
Nigel Garrard
President, Amcor Australasia & Packaging Distribution
B.Ec, ACA
Mr Garrard joined Amcor as Managing Director of Amcor Australasia in May 2009 after an extensive career in the consumer goods industry. In May 2010 Mr Garrard commenced his current role as President Amcor Australasia and Packaging Distribution.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, with 9 years at KPMG, Mr Garrard also acted as a Corporate Adviser for 3 years before beginning an 18 year career in the food industry.
Mr Garrard spent 10 years with US based Chiquita Brands International, where he held a range of positions in Australia and New Zealand, including Managing Director of Chiquita Brand South Pacific Ltd. He joined the publicly listed SPC Ardmona as Managing Director in 2001. During his 8 years with SPC Ardmona, he oversaw a number of mergers, acquisitions and international expansion ventures.
The SPC Ardmona business was acquired by Coca Cola Amatil in 2005 and Mr Garrard was Managing Director of CCA’s Food & Services Division before joining Amcor.
A former Chairman of National Food Industry Strategy Ltd and former Director of Australian Food & Grocery Council and Victorian Relief Foodbank Ltd, Mr Garrard has been involved with a wide range of industry associations.
Steve Keogh
Executive Vice President Human Resources
BComm (Economics)
Joined Amcor in January 2006. Previously held a number senior HR management roles within BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified resources company. During his career with BHP Billiton, Mr Keogh worked in Australia and the US in senior Human Resources positions in the minerals and steel businesses and was appointed Vice President HR for BHP Minerals in 2000. Following the merger of BHP and Billiton in 2001, Mr Keogh held HR responsibilities for significant parts of that organisation, including senior executive resourcing projects and executive remuneration for the BHP Billiton Group. He has extensive experience in international HR management.
Peter Konieczny
President, Amcor Tobacco Packaging
Dip Engineering, MSc Mech Engineering, MBA
Mr. Konieczny joined Amcor in February 2010 as President Amcor Tobacco Packaging. Prior to this, he had six years of experience in the packaging industry as President of Silgan White Cap, a global organisation specializing in metal and plastic closures for the food and beverage industries. Mr. Konieczny has also held CEO and CFO positions within the heavy industrial equipment industry, and has served as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Julie McPherson
Senior Vice President Legal, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Dip Law SAB, M AppFin, LLM
As both an investment banker and a lawyer, Mrs McPherson has broad experience in corporate governance, finance and commerce. Admitted as a solicitor in NSW and admitted to practise in the High Court of Australia.
Prior to joining Amcor, Mrs McPherson has held executive, legal and commercial positions, including Company Secretary and General Counsel at Goodman Fielder, Deputy Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Company Secretary since April 2005.
John Murray
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
BEng (Chem), BEc
Joined Amcor in April 1999 after three years as Investor Relations Manager with National Mutual Holdings and eight years as an Analyst for National Mutual Funds Management. Previous positions include eight years as a Chemical Engineer with Alfa-Laval and 18 months as an institutional dealer for stockbroker AC Goode. Appointed General Manager Corporate Affairs April 1999.
Michael Schmitt
President, Amcor Rigid Plastics
BA, MBA
Mike joined Amcor in 2010, with the acquisition of Alcan Pharma Plastics and was named President of Amcor Rigid Plastics in June 2011.
Mike spent 10 years with Alcan, beginning as business head of the flexibles food division and moving through positions of increasing responsibility. In 2008, Mike was named President of Alcan’s Global Pharma and Food Packaging Americas.
Mike has a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University.
Ian Wilson
Executive Vice President, Strategic Development
LLB (Hons), LLM
Joined Amcor in March 2000 in current role based in Europe. Previous positions include: 1993-2000 Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, Corporate Finance, UBS Warburg; 1986-1993 Executive Director, Private Equity, UBS Warburg; 1980-1986 Elected Partner, Baker & McKenzie (Solicitors & Attorneys) Sydney; 1983-1985 Associate, Baker & McKenzie, New York and San Francisco; 1980-1982 Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Sydney.
Ralf K. Wunderlich
President, Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
Dip Business & Administration
Mr Wunderlich joined Amcor in January 2010 after extensive experience internationally, in executive general management and finance roles, within the flexible and rigid packaging industry.
Ralf's most recent roles prior to Amcor were President & Managing Director LINPAC Packaging Ltd, President Alcan Global Tobacco Packaging and President of Alcan Packaging Asia and Pacific.
Ralf is also a Non Executive Director of AptarGroup Inc., a supplier of a broad range of dispensing systems listed at NYSE.