Amcor’s executive joins ePac’s board of directors

ePac Flexible Packaging has appointed Ian Wilson to board of directors. He currently also serves as executive vice president for strategy and development at Amcor.

ePac Flexible Packaging has appointed Ian Wilson to board of directors. He currently also serves as executive vice president for strategy and development at Amcor

Wilson’s appointment to the ePac board follows Amcor’s recently announced investment in the company and creates a second board seat for Amcor, together with the earlier appointment of Mike Schmitt, executive vice president of Amcor.

‘We’re excited to have Ian join our board,’ commented Jack Knott, ePac’s CEO. ‘He brings a wealth of experience to the position and has led Amcor’s interest in ePac. Amcor is a key strategic investor with us, and Ian will serve as an important link between our two companies. With our stated intent to accelerate global expansion, Ian’s experience will be highly accretive to our board.’

Wilson, added: ‘Since Amcor’s initial investment last year, we have been thoroughly impressed with ePac’s focused and innovative digitally based business model and skill sets that are highly transferable to areas of Amcor’s core business strategy.’ 

Based in Europe, Wilson joined Amcor in March 2000 in his current role. Before Amcor, Wilson held executive leadership and partner positions with global and private equity firms UBS Warburg and Baker & McKenzie.