On November 10, 2025, Ball Corporation announced that the board of directors of the Company approved the appointment of Ronald J. Lewis as a member of the Board, effective November 10, 2025. In connection with Mr. Lewis?s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board appointed Stuart A. Taylor II as Chairman of the Board and eliminated the Lead Independent Director position, effective November 10, 2025. Mr. Taylor previously served as Lead Independent Director since 2019.
Mr. Lewis, age 59, served as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer at Ball Corporation since January 2024. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Global Beverage Packaging from 2021 to 2024 and President, Beverage Packaging EMEA from 2019 to 2021. Before joining Ball in 2019, Mr. Lewis spent 19 years at Coca-Cola European Partners, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company, serving in various supply chain and procurement positions.
Earlier in his career, he held various supply chain, procurement, trading and risk management roles at Mars Incorporated and Cargill. Mr. Lewis holds an undergraduate degree from Montana State University-Bozeman and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. On November 10, 2025, the Company announced that effective immediately, Daniel W. Fisher would no longer serve as the Company?s chief executive officer or as Chairman of the Board.
Taylor is a private investor who has served on the Board of Directors of Ball since 1999, acted as Presiding Director from 2004 to 2008 and was elected Lead Independent Director in 2019. He brings extensive experience in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, entrepreneurial investment, strategic leadership and governance experience to the boardroom.
