PKG · NYSE

Packaging Corporation of America

Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Lake Forest, Illinois · founded 1959

Board members
9
CEO
Mark W. Kowlzan
Insider buys, 12 mo
$0
Insider sales, 12 mo
$15.0M

Board of directors (9)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEOsince Jun 2016
Thomas S. Souleles
Directorsince May 2016
Roger B. Porter
Directorsince May 2016
Cheryl K. Beebe
Directorsince May 2016+1 S&P board
Robert C. Lyons
Directorsince May 2016
Samuel M. Mencoff
Directorsince May 2016
Duane C. Farrington
Directorsince May 2016
Donna A. Harman
Directorsince Dec 2019
Karen E. Gowland
Directorsince May 2024

Executive officers (9)

Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEOsince Jun 2016
Kent A. Pflederer
EVP & CFOsince 2016 or earlier
Charles J. Carter
EVP-Mill Ops.since 2016 or earlier
Thomas A. Hassfurther
Presidentsince Jun 2016
Donald R. Shirley
Exec. VPsince May 2019
Darla J. Olivier
SVPsince Jan 2022
Joseph Vaughn
SVPsince May 2024
Heidi L. Patton
SVPsince Jan 2025
Fabian Celestin Strauss
SVP Financesince Mar 2026

Company facts

Chair
Mark W. Kowlzan
In S&P 500 since
Jul 2017
Incorporated in
—
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Paperboard Containers & Boxes
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$0
0 trades · 0 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$15.0M
6 trades · 3 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$15.0M
Data through
Aug 20, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Aug 20, 2026Donald R. Shirley
Exec. VP
Sale12,000$250.71$3.0M
Aug 7, 2026Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale7,063$254.00$1.8M
Aug 5, 2026Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale8,797$257.00$2.3M
Aug 3, 2026Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale12,531$250.00$3.1M
May 27, 2026Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale9,266$217.08$2.0M
Feb 5, 2026Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale12,129$230.50$2.8M
Sep 11, 2025Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale25,000$215.97$5.4M
Dec 3, 2024Joseph Vaughn
SVP
Sale2,300$244.89$563K
Nov 21, 2024Paul T. Stecko
Director
Sale10,500$244.91$2.6M
Nov 12, 2024Donald R. Shirley
Exec. VP
Sale8,000$240.20$1.9M
Nov 8, 2024Robert P. Mundy
EVP & CFO
Sale12,500$240.62$3.0M
Nov 8, 2024Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale27,031$240.34$6.5M
Nov 7, 2024Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale36,444$239.54$8.7M
Nov 7, 2024Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale3,246$240.30$780K
Nov 6, 2024Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale3,165$243.01$769K
Nov 6, 2024Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale16,492$242.39$4.0M
Jul 25, 2024Charles J. Carter
EVP-Mill Ops.
Sale5,389$196.28$1.1M
Jul 25, 2024Donald R. Shirley
Exec. VP
Sale6,000$196.28$1.2M
May 15, 2024Karen E. Gowland
Director
Buy300$182.06$55K
Mar 6, 2024Robert P. Mundy
EVP & CFO
Sale10,000$182.51$1.8M
Mar 4, 2024Mark W. Kowlzan
Chairman & CEO
Sale53,196$186.70$9.9M
Feb 29, 2024Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale13,850$181.06$2.5M
Feb 22, 2024Thomas A. Hassfurther
President
Sale14,191$173.80$2.5M
Oct 31, 2023Paul T. Stecko
Director
Sale9,737$153.99$1.5M
Oct 30, 2023Kent A. Pflederer
EVP & CFO
Sale4,000$150.93$604K

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Mar 3, 2026

    (b) On February 25, 2026, Paul T. Stecko informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”) that he has decided to retire from service on the Board and will not stand for reelection to the Board at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Stecko’s decision to retire from the Board is not the result of any disagreement with PCA on any matter relating to its operations, policies, practices or otherwise, and he will continue to serve as a director of PCA until the expiration of his term at the Annual Meeting. Effective at the Annual Meeting, the size of PCA’s Board will be reduced from ten to nine directors. (c) Fabian C.

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  2. Feb 28, 2025

    On February 26, 2025, Robert P. Mundy, Packaging Corporation of America’s (“PCA”) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and PCA’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, notified PCA that he will step down as Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2025. Mr. Mundy will remain employed by PCA in an advisory role through his planned retirement date of March 1, 2026 and will receive his current base salary though his retirement date. Kent A. Pflederer, age 54, PCA’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, will become PCA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2025 and will serve as PCA’s principal accounting officer and principal financial officer. Mr. Pflederer was promoted to his current position in 2013 and served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from 2007 to 2013. Effective May 1, 2025, Mr.

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  3. May 9, 2024

    On May 8, 2024, the stockholders of Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”) approved the Second Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the Plan was included in Item 3 of PCA’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Summary of the Plan” and all sub captions thereunder, as supplemented by PCA’s Supplement to Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2024 under the caption “Supplemental Disclosure Concerning Item No. 3.” The full text of the Plan was attached as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement. Such summary and the text of the Plan are incorporated by reference into this

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  4. Feb 29, 2024

    On February 28, 2024, Pamela A. Barnes, Packaging Corporation of America’s (“PCA”) Senior Vice President, Finance, and Controller, and PCA’s principal accounting officer, notified PCA that she will retire on April 1, 2024. Effective upon her retirement, Robert P. Mundy, PCA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will serve as PCA’s principal accounting officer and will continue to serve as PCA’s principal financial officer.

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  5. Feb 25, 2022

    On February 21, 2022, Packaging Corporation of America’s (“PCA”) director James D. Woodrum notified PCA that he will not stand for reelection to the board of directors at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Woodrum will serve the remainder of his current term which expires on the date of the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.

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  6. May 6, 2020

    On May 5, 2020, the stockholders of Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”) approved the Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the Plan was included in Item 3 of PCA’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Summary of the Plan” and all sub captions thereunder. The full text of the Plan was attached as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement. Such summary and the text of the Plan are incorporated by reference into this

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  7. Feb 28, 2020

    On December 13, 2019, PCA filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “December 2019 Report”), reporting that Donna A. Harman was elected to the board of directors on December 10, 2019. PCA hereby amends the December 2019 Report and reports that, on February 25, 2020: (1) Ms. Harman was determined by the board of directors to be independent; and (2) Ms. Harman was elected to the audit committee of the board of directors. All other information included in the December 2019 Report remains unchanged.

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  8. Feb 28, 2020

    On February 25, 2020, director Hasan Jameel notified PCA that he would retire from the board of directors effective on the date of the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and not run for reelection to the board of directors.

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  9. Dec 13, 2019

    On December 10, 2019, Packaging Corporation of America’s (“PCA”) board of directors elected Donna A. Harman to its board of directors for a term that will expire at PCA’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Harman, age 60, is the former president of the American Forest and Paper Association (the “Association”), the national trade association of the paper and wood products industry, and served in such role from 2007 until her retirement earlier this year. The board of directors expects to determine the committee(s) on which she will serve at its regularly scheduled meeting to be held in February 2020. PCA is a member of the Association and made payments to the Association of approximately $1.2 million in 2018, substantially all of which was for membership dues. Ms.

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  10. May 10, 2019

    On May 7, 2019, Pamela A. Barnes was elected as Packaging Corporation of America’s (“PCA”) Senior Vice President, Finance, and Controller. In such position, Ms. Barnes will serve as PCA’s principal accounting officer. Robert P. Mundy, PCA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer previously served as PCA’s principal accounting officer and continues to serve as PCA’s principal financial officer. Ms. Barnes, age 54, has been employed by PCA since 1992 and has served as a Vice President in PCA’s financial organization since 2012 and has served as treasurer since 1999. Ms. Barnes is not a party to any 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 PCA to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Ms.

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  11. Jan 22, 2016

    On January 19, 2016, Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”) and Richard B. West, PCA’s former chief financial officer, entered into an agreement in connection with Mr. West’s retirement (which was previously disclosed pursuant to

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Share price

$249.70+329% since 2016 board/officer change filed
56.1615124620172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$9.0B$774.1M8.6%$8.58$10.7B
FY2024$8.4B$805.1M9.6%$8.93$8.8B
FY2023$7.8B$765.2M9.8%$8.48$8.7B
FY2022$8.5B$1.0B12.1%$11.03$8.0B
FY2021$7.7B$841.1M10.9%$8.83$7.8B
FY2020$6.7B$461.0M6.9%$4.84$7.4B
FY2019$7.0B$696.4M10.0%$7.34$7.2B
FY2018$7.0B$738.0M10.5%$7.80$6.6B

Former directors and officers (10)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Paul T. Stecko
Director2016 or earlier – May 2025
Robert P. Mundy
EVP & CFOJun 2016 – Apr 2025
Thomas P. Maurer
Director2016 or earlier – May 2024
Bruce A. Ridley
SVPMay 2019 – Mar 2024
Pamela A. Barnes
SVPMay 2019 – Mar 2024
Robert Andrew Schneider
SVP & CIOMay 2019 – Mar 2024
Jeffrey S. Kaser
SVPMay 2020 – Mar 2024
Thomas W.H Walton
SVPJun 2016 – Jul 2021
James D. Woodrum
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2021
Hasan Jameel
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2019
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