---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091767-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:26:03.978052+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco CAO Aditya Gandhi resigns effective May 29; CFO takes interim CAO role

## Summary
- Aditya Gandhi resigns as Chief Accounting Officer, effective May 29, 2026.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with company or board, per filing.
- CFO Paul Joachimczyk will serve as principal accounting officer until successor appointed.
- Company will search for a new CAO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091767-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000024/0000091767-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000024/son-20260505.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Aditya Gandhi resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On May 5, 2026, Aditya Gandhi informed Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) of his intention to resign from his position as Chief Accounting Officer, effective May 29, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000024/0000091767-26-000024-index.htm

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