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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ball (BALL)

Ball Corp appoints Scott Vail as Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Ball Corporation's board approved the appointment of Scott Vail as Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer on December 10, 2025. Vail previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Reynolds Consumer Products and held prior roles at Ball, so the filing reflects a senior operations leadership hire.

Key points

  • Vail's pay includes a $600,000 annual base salary, a one-time $345,000 lump sum bonus and a one-time restricted stock unit award valued at $1,000,000 vesting pro rata over three years.
  • From 2026, Vail is eligible for an annual cash incentive target of 80% of base salary and long-term equity awards with a target value of 180% of base salary.
  • Vail began at Ball in 2021 as Vice President of Operations for Beverage Packaging North and Central America and was President of Metal Container Corporation from 2019 to 2021.

The filing

CompanyBall (BALL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 10, 2025, 4:39 PM ET
Accession number0000009389-25-000058

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 10, 2025.

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