WesbtRock Company announced that Ward Dickson will retire as chief financial officer, effective November 30, 2021. In addition, the company announced Alexander (Alex) Pease will succeed Dickson as WestRock?s chief financial officer. Pease brings with him more than 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, M&A, capital markets, portfolio optimization and broad-based business transformation. He has served in the chief financial officer role for three public companies of increasing global scale and complexity, most recently at CommScope Holding Company, a $8.5 billion leader in the telecommunications and networking equipment technology space with more than 32,000 employees globally operating in 130 countries worldwide. Prior to transitioning to his finance leadership roles, Pease spent more than 10 years with McKinsey & Company in a wide range of advisory roles, before departing as a partner in 2011. Pease also served as a US Navy SEAL from 1994 to 2000, eventually departing as a Platoon Commander in 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Business Administration from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.