internal
Michael J. Farrell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
30 reports
Graphic Packaging Holding Company ·GPK
CEO transition leaves operations-led executives dominating the top team
Materials · Fortune #444 · Divisional structure · 23K employees · Atlanta, Georgia
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
3.8
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.4 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 3.4yr from FY2024
71%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$8.6B
Operating income
$804M
Net income
$444M
Total assets
$11.8B
Shares out
296M
Sourced from Graphic Packaging Holding Company DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-28 ↗ View on SEC
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Graphic Packaging’s current structure reflects a fresh CEO transition, with long-tenured operations leaders dominating the executive team and finance in interim leadership. This page maps the org chart, executive roles, recent changes, and peer comparisons.
What to model
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Latest signal Lauren S. Tashma departed as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Relinquished role January 6, 2026; employee through March 1, 2026
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Appoint permanent CFO Installing a permanent CFO would stabilize financial leadership and reduce interim risk during the CEO transition.
- Add Chief Operating Officer Adding a COO could reduce CEO span of control and consolidate operational oversight across mills and regions.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Joseph P. Yost
Executive Vice President and President, Americas
Operations
3 yr
12 reports
internal
Charles D. Lischer
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
10 reports
internal
Michael J. Farrell
Executive Vice President, Mills
Manufacturing
4 yr
8 reports
Open Role
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Human Resources
1 yr
6 reports
Open Role
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
IT
2 yr
6 reports
Lauren S. Tashma
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
3 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Michael P. Doss $9.1M
- Base salary
- $1.32M
- Stock awards
- $7.50M
- Non-equity incentive
- $85K
- Pension change
- $208K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives and directors are subject to formal stock ownership guidelines.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Michael P. Doss | 2.24M | <1% |
The businesses
How Graphic Packaging Holding Company divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Americas
15K employees
Executive Vice President and President, Americas (Joseph P. Yost)
Primary revenue-generating division overseeing North and South American packaging operations.
Paperboard Mills
5K employees
Executive Vice President, Mills (Michael J. Farrell)
Manages paperboard manufacturing assets supplying internal and external customers.
Finance
800 employees
Interim Chief Financial Officer (Charles D. Lischer)
Oversees accounting, reporting, treasury, and financial controls.
Legal & Compliance
150 employees
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Lauren S. Tashma)
Handles legal affairs, governance, and regulatory compliance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of Graphic Packaging’s current organization is the abrupt CEO transition that leaves an operations-heavy executive team reporting directly to a newly elevated chief executive.
Following Michael P. Doss’s retirement effective January 1, 2026, long-tenured internal leaders now dominate the top of the structure.
The CEO’s direct reports skew toward manufacturing, mills, and regional operations rather than corporate strategy or product leadership. Finance remains in an interim configuration, with Charles D. Lischer serving simultaneously as Chief Accounting Officer and Interim CFO, signaling a transitional phase rather than a settled end-state.
Overall, the company operates a classic divisional industrial structure, with the Americas business and mills organization carrying the most weight, while corporate functions such as HR, IT, and Legal are comparatively lean and in flux.
- CEO and EVP Mills roles historically intertwined
- Interim CFO post-resignation
- No standalone COO role
The comparison
How Graphic Packaging Holding Company stacks up
Compared with other large packaging and materials peers, Graphic Packaging’s leadership structure is notably transitional. Peers such as International Paper and WestRock typically maintain stable CFO and COO roles during CEO successions, whereas Graphic Packaging is operating with an interim finance chief. The company …
C-suite size
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
7
WestRock
8
Smurfit Kappa
7
Reporting depth
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
3 levels
5 levels
WestRock
5 levels
Smurfit Kappa
5 levels
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
2 yr
WestRock
4 yr
Smurfit Kappa
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Graphic Packaging Holding Company — no COO — no CAIO
WestRock ✓ COO — no CAIO
Smurfit Kappa — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was CEO Michael Doss’s retirement on January 1, 2026, triggering a leadership transition with interim roles.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-28
- CEO
- Michael P. Doss
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 6.1 yr
Leadership stable but with impending CEO and CFO transitions.
Named executive officers (5)
- Michael P. Doss - President and CEO since 2016
- Stephen R. Scherger - EVP and CFO since 2018
- Joseph P. Yost - EVP and President, Americas since 2022
- Michael J. Farrell - EVP, Mills since 2021
- Lauren S. Tashma - EVP, General Counsel since 2021
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-29
- CEO
- Michael P. Doss
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 8
- Avg tenure
- 5.8 yr
Broader C-suite before 2025 departures.
Named executive officers (3)
- Michael P. Doss - President and CEO since 2016
- Stephen R. Scherger - EVP and CFO since 2018
- Maggie K. Bidlingmaier - EVP and President, Americas since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-30
- CEO
- Michael P. Doss
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 8
- Avg tenure
- 5.2 yr
Pre-transition steady-state leadership.
Named executive officers (2)
- Michael P. Doss - President and CEO since 2016
- Stephen R. Scherger - EVP and CFO since 2018
Year-over-year changes
Minor role adjustments with no major structural change.
- CEO span: 7 → 7
- C-suite size: 8 → 8
- Avg tenure: 5.2 → 5.8 yr
- retitled Joseph P. Yost - President, Americas (was Regional President) (DEF 14A 2025)
CEO and CFO exits marked the beginning of a leadership transition.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 8 → 7
- Avg tenure: 5.8 → 6.1 yr
- departed Stephen R. Scherger - EVP and CFO (was CFO) (DEF 14A 2026)
- departed Michael P. Doss - President and CEO (was CEO) (DEF 14A 2026)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 2 of 2 independent (100%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Philip R. Martens
Chair Independent
Board Chair, Graphic Packaging Holding Company
Larry M. Venturelli
Independent
Former CFO, Harley-Davidson
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Larry M. Venturelli Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Graphic Packaging Holding Company?
Michael J. Farrell serves as President and Chief Executive Officer following Michael Doss’s retirement effective January 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Graphic Packaging Holding Company use?
The company uses a divisional structure centered on geographic and operational business units.
How many direct reports does Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s CEO have?
The CEO has six direct executive-level reports.
How has Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s leadership changed recently?
The company saw a CEO retirement, an interim CFO appointment, and the departure of its General Counsel in early 2026.
Does Graphic Packaging Holding Company have a COO?
No. Operational leadership is handled by division presidents and EVPs reporting directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K, Jan 8 2026
- DEF 14A, filed Apr 28 2026
- DEF 14A, Apr 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Graphic Packaging Holding Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Graphic Packaging Holding Company 10-K Annual Report
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