Sonoco names chief financial officer

This week, Hartsville, South Carolina-based packaging company Sonoco made some changes to its executive team, appointing Paul Joachimczyk as chief financial officer effective June 30.

Joachimczyk previously was senior vice President, CFO and corporate secretary of American Woodmark Corp., a Winchester, Virginia-based cabinet manufacturer and one of the largest in the U.S.

Prior to joining American Woodmark, he was vice president of finance for TopBuild Corp., a Daytona Beach, Florida-based construction services and distribution company, and held finance leadership positions with Stanley Black & Decker and General Electric’s Healthcare and Capital Markets divisions.

Joachimczyk began his career with Ernst and Young LLP as a financial auditor. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a certified public accountant.

“We are pleased to have Paul joining the Sonoco family,” Sonoco President and CEO Howard Coker says. “He is a highly accomplished financial executive with a proven track record of successfully leading financial functions for large multinational publicly traded corporations.

“During his career, Paul has worked across diverse manufacturing industries, and he is committed to working with our leadership team to drive long-term value for shareholders by ensuring sound financial management and strong operating initiatives.”

Joachimczyk replaces Jerry Cheatham, who has served as interim CFO since Jan. 6 and will continue in that role through the filing of Sonoco’s second quarter Form 10-Q and assist Joachimczyk during the transition. Cheatham then will assume a senior finance leadership role with Sonoco.

“I want to thank Jerry for stepping in to lead our finance team during an important period in Sonoco’s transformation,” Coker said. “We look forward to Jerry and our experienced finance team working under Paul’s leadership to take the ‘new Sonoco’ to the next level of achievement.”