Glatfelter Announces Key Leadership Appointments in Connection With Proposed Merger With Berry’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Global Nonwovens and Films Business

~ Kevin M. Fogarty to serve as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for the proposed newly combined company

~ James M. Till to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

~ Tarun Manroa to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, in anticipation of the previously announced proposed merger of the majority of Berry Global’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialties segment to include its Global Nonwovens and Films (“HHNF”) business with Glatfelter, is pleased to announce today key leadership appointments, in addition to the previously announced appointment of Mr. Curt Begle, Berry’s current President of Health, Hygiene & Specialties division, as the Chief Executive Officer of the newly combined company (“NewCo”).

Mr. Kevin M. Fogarty will continue to serve Glatfelter in the role of Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of NewCo. Since August 2022, Kevin has served as the Non-Executive Chair of Glatfelter’s Board of Directors and has been an integral part of Glatfelter’s business since joining the Company’s Board in 2011. Kevin has extensive leadership experience having served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Kraton Corporation, Inc. until his retirement in March 2022. Also, Kevin currently serves as non-executive Chair of the Board of Directors for Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of specialty catalysts and services. He is also a director of OPAL Fuels, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL), a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas.

Mr. James M. Till (Jim) will be appointed to the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer for NewCo, effective upon the closing of the proposed transaction. Jim currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of Berry. Jim joined Berry in 2008 as Director, Corporate Accounting, then progressed to Vice President, Finance & Treasury in 2010, before moving into his current role in 2014. As Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer for NewCo, Jim will oversee all finance and accounting functions, including tax, treasury, and planning, and will report directly to Curt Begle, CEO of NewCo.