DELAWARE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging
products and services, announced today the appointment of Bala V.
Sathyanarayanan as Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources
Officer. Sathyanarayanan will join Greif as a member of the executive
leadership team.
“Bala is a seasoned business leader with extensive international
experience who will help us drive business results,” said Pete Watson,
Greif’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “A demonstrated servant
leader, his expertise and business focus will immediately contribute to
Greif achieving its strategic priorities.”
For the past 27 years Sathyanarayanan has worked in a variety of human
resources, talent management and operational roles. He most recently
served as Executive Vice President for Human Resources for North
American Operations at the Xerox Corporation. While at Xerox,
Sathyanarayanan led several initiatives that drove business
transformations, built winning cultures and provided superior delivery
of business outcomes throughout the enterprise.
Sathyanarayanan also led human resources for the Americas Enterprise
Business at Hewlett-Packard Inc., overseeing initiatives in the U.S.,
Canada and Latin America. His career also includes roles at Avaya Inc.,
Polaris Software Inc., and Coca Cola Inc.
Sathyanarayanan holds an MBA in Human Resources from Rutgers University
and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business
School. He earned both his Bachelor of Science in Electronics and
Communications Engineering and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
in General Management degrees from the University of Madras in Chennai,
India.
About Greif, Inc.
Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services
and is pursuing its vision: in industrial packaging, be the best
performing customer service company in the world. The company produces
steel, plastic and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers,
reconditioned containers, flexible products, containerboard and
packaging accessories and provides filling, packaging and other services
for a wide range of industries. Greif also manages timber properties in
the southeastern United States. The company is strategically positioned
in over 40 countries to serve global as well as regional customers.
Additional information is on the company's website at www.greif.com.
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Greif, Inc.
Matt Eichmann, 740-549-6067
matt.eichmann@greif.com
Source: Greif, Inc.