WestRock appoints Colleen Arnold as director

Arnold has more than 25 years of global leadership and information technology client knowledge. Most recently, she served as the senior vice president of sales and distribution at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) until March 31, 2016. During her time at IBM, Arnold was a member of the company’s performance team of senior executive leaders and served on the IBM chairman’s strategy team, the client experience team and IBM’s technical leadership team.

Arnold is currently a member of the board of directors of Cardinal Health, a role she assumed in 2007. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in business from Nazareth College.

‘We are delighted to welcome Arnold to the WestRock Board of Directors,’ said John A. Luke, Jr, non-executive chairman of the board at WestRock. ‘She brings substantial experience managing global businesses for one of the world’s leading multi-national companies, utilizing technology to drive business success and in sales management and customer satisfaction, all of which are directly aligned with WestRock’s strategy for generating growth.’

Steve Voorhees, WestRock CEO, added: ‘Arnold is an excellent addition to our board as WestRock becomes a larger, more complex and increasingly global organization. We look forward to her contributions as we work together to support the company in achieving our goals.’

Arnold said: ‘I look forward to working with the board on the continuing growth and success of WestRock in the global market.’