WESTROCK COFFEE (WEST)
Sector: Consumer Staples
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Consumer Staples
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Director information for WEST
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST | Chairman of the Board; Co-Founder and Chairman | 88 | ["Co-founder of Westrock","Chairman of Westrock since 2009","Chairman of Westrock Group since 2013","Chairman of Westrock Asset Management, LLC from 2009 to 2022","Former President of Allied Telephone Company","Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Alltel Corporation","Former Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Corporation","Experience on boards of multiple companies","B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas"] | [] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| TXT | Director | 73 | ["Partner in Westrock Capital Partners, LLC","Chairman of ALLTEL Corporation","President of ALLTEL Corporation","Chief Executive Officer of ALLTEL Corporation","extensive experience in general management, business development, talent development, and mergers and acquisitions","understanding of corporate finance and portfolio management"] | [] | 2011 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Joe T. Ford is a co-founder of Westrock and has served as Chairman of Westrock since 2009. Mr. Ford also co-founded Westrock Group, where he has served as Chairman since 2013, and Westrock Asset Management, LLC, a global alternative investment firm, where he has served as Chairman from 2009 to 2022. Previously, Mr. Ford served as President of Allied Telephone Company, a provider of wireless voice and data communications services, from 1977 to 1983, President and Chief Operating Officer of Alltel Corporation from 1983 to 1987, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Corporation from 1987 to 1991, and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Alltel Corporation from 1991 to 2002. Previously, he has served on the board of directors of Dial Corporation, Duke Energy Company, Eltek Ltd., Beverly Enterprises Company, EnPro Industries, Inc. and Textron Inc. Mr. Ford holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas. We believe Mr. Ford is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors because of his extensive business, finance and leadership experience, including leadership of Westrock. In addition, Mr. Ford, through his affiliation with Westrock Group, has a substantial personal interest in the Company that aligns his interests with those of the Company s stockholder base.