---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-112141"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPK"
cik: "0001408075"
company_name: "GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T16:55:03.012327+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graphic Packaging President Americas resigns; Joseph Yost assumes role effective May 1, 2025

## Summary
- EVP & President Americas Maggie Bidlingmaier resigned effective May 1, 2025; employment ends June 2, 2025.
- Joseph P. Yost, previously EVP & President International, appointed as EVP & President Americas, a role he held from 2017 to 2022.
- Yost received a 5.1% base salary increase to $765,000; cash incentive target raised from 75% to 85% of salary.
- Long-term equity incentive target for Yost increased from 185% to 200% of base salary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-112141
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPK
- cik: 0001408075
- company_name: GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525112141/0001193125-25-112141-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525112141/d931645d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112141
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112141.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112141.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph P. Yost changed role as Executive Vice President and President, Americas at GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.
  - Action: assumed the position
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, Americas
  source text: Also effective on May 1, 2025, Mr. Joseph P. Yost, currently the Executive Vice President and President, International of the Company since January 5, 2022, assumed the position of Executive Vice President and President, Americas.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525112141/0001193125-25-112141-index.htm
- Executive change
  Maggie Bidlingmaier resigned as Executive Vice President and President, Americas at GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President, Americas
  source text: Effective May 1, 2025, Ms. Maggie Bidlingmaier, Executive Vice President and President, Americas, resigned her position at Graphic Packaging Holding Company (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525112141/0001193125-25-112141-index.htm

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