---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-087572"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T02:30:08.095531+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco promotes Aditya Gandhi to Chief Accounting Officer, succeeds James Kirkland

## Summary
- Gandhi promoted to newly created Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug. 9, 2022; reports to CFO Rob Dillard.
- Granted $100,000 restricted stock unit award under 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, vests on third anniversary.
- Prior role: Assistant Corporate Controller since Nov. 2021; previously Segment Controller at WestRock.
- James Kirkland departed Aug. 8, 2022 as principal accounting officer; no disagreement with company or board.
- Gandhi, 42, holds CPA and Chartered Accountant credentials, 15+ years at Deloitte.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-087572
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922087572/0001104659-22-087572-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922087572/tm2222873d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-087572
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-087572.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-087572.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James W. Kirkland departed as principal accounting officer at SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.
  - Action: left
  - Role: principal accounting officer
  source text: Mr. Gandhi will succeed James W. Kirkland, who left the Company on August 8, 2022, as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922087572/0001104659-22-087572-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aditya J. Gandhi was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On August 8, 2022, Sonoco Products Company (the “Company”) promoted Aditya J. Gandhi to the position of Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of August 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000110465922087572/0001104659-22-087572-index.htm

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