Amcor plc announced that after nine years as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ron Delia has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to retire from the company and step down from the Board for health reasons, effective April 15, 2024. The Board has appointed Peter Konieczny, Amcor's current Chief Commercial Officer and a long-standing member of the Company's Global Management Team, as Interim CEO. Mr. Delia will provide continued support in an advisory role until September 30, 2024, to facilitate the transition.

Mr. Konieczny has been a member of the Amcor Global Management Team since 2010 and was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in September 2020. Mr. Konieczny is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and in his Chief Commercial Officer role, has oversight of global category and product management, Sustainability, R&D and Procurement and maintains oversight of the Amcor Flexibles Latin America business. He also served as President, Amcor Flexibles, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America between 2019 and 2020, President, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa between 2015 and 2019, and President, Amcor Specialty Cartons between 2010 and 2015.

Prior to Amcor, he had five years of experience in the packaging industry as President of Silgan White Cap. He held business group Managing Director and Chief Finance Officer positions in the heavy industrial equipment industry and has been a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.