WestRock Company announced that Ward Dickson will retire as Executive Vice President and CFO, effective November 30, 2021. In addition, the company announced Alexander (Alex) Pease will succeed Dickson as WestRock’s Executive Vice President and CFO.
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 CFO role for three public companies of increasing global scale and complexity, most recently at CommScope Holding Company.
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.
WestRock Company is a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions.
