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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sonoco (SON)

Sonoco COO Rodger Fuller to retire February 28, 2026; no successor planned

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Sonoco said Chief Operating Officer Rodger Fuller will retire effective February 28, 2026, after about 40 years with the company. The company does not intend to appoint a successor, and the presidents of each business unit will report directly to CEO Howard Coker, so shareholders will see the COO role eliminated rather than filled.

Key points

  • Rodger Fuller retires as Chief Operating Officer effective February 28, 2026; he joined Sonoco in 1985 and became COO in 2020.
  • Sonoco does not intend to appoint a successor to the COO position.
  • Business unit presidents will report directly to Howard Coker, President and CEO.
  • The January 20, 2026 press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

The filing

CompanySonoco (SON)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 20, 2026, 5:15 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-005124

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 January 20, 2026.

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