Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(c)
Effective June 1, 2020, WestRock Company appointed Julia McConnell as its senior
vice president and chief accounting officer, and its principal accounting
officer for purposes of the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. McConnell, age 51, worked for Carter's, Inc.,
where she served as vice president, international & supply chain finance since
November 2017 and as vice president, finance and corporate controller from April
2010 to October 2018. Prior to joining Carter's, Ms. McConnell worked for
PepsiCo, Inc. from April 2004 to March 2010 where she served in various finance
roles, including as assistant controller. Ms. McConnell started her career with
Price Waterhouse.
Ms. McConnell is not a party to any (a) arrangement or understanding regarding
her selection as an officer and she has no family relationships with any
director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to
become a director or executive officer of the Company or (b) transaction
required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. McConnell has not entered into any material plan, contract, arrangement or
amendment in connection with her appointment as principal accounting officer.
She will receive salary, annual incentive awards and long-term incentive awards,
and will participate in other compensation and benefit programs, at levels
consistent with her position and scope of responsibility. The Company's
compensation and benefit plans are more fully described in the "Compensation
Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's proxy statement on Schedule
14A relating to its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on
December 13, 2019, and incentive plans and incentive plan agreements are
included as exhibits to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2019.
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