---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-071249"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T01:48:29.501012+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco promotes Rob Dillard to CFO effective July 1, succeeding Albrecht

## Summary
- Rob Dillard named CFO effective July 1; previously Chief Strategy Officer since 2018.
- He succeeds Julie Albrecht, who departs June 30.
- Base salary increased 20% to $595,872; target bonus raised from 70% to 85% of base.
- Granted RSUs valued at $500,000 vesting in full on fifth anniversary.
- Dillard led Sonoco's largest acquisition, the $1.35B Ball Metalpack deal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-071249
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922071249/0001104659-22-071249-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922071249/tm2218475d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-071249
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-071249.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-071249.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rob Dillard changed role as Chief Financial Officer at SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 15, 2022, Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) promoted Rob Dillard to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective as of July 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922071249/0001104659-22-071249-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.