Dec 15, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Sonoco appointed Allan McLeland as vice president, Human Resources, effective January 1, 2011, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Allan McLeland will replace Cindy Hartley, senior vice president, Human Resources, who is retiring effective March 1, 2011. In this new position, McLeland will have global responsibility for the сompany’s Human Resources efforts, including staffing, organizational development, diversity, employee relations, compensation and benefits. He will join the сompany’s Executive Committee and report to Harris E. DeLoach Jr., Chairman and CEO. “Over his 17-year career with Sonoco, Allan has held several important Human Resources management positions in the company’s Industrial, Consumer and Corporate functions,” said DeLoach. “During that time, Sonoco has earned a reputation for having an extremely effective Human Resources program, particularly in developing leaders. I look forward to Allan continuing our tradition where ‘people build businesses.’” Prior to this appointment, McLeland was staff vice president of Human Resources, Industrial, and has held several leadership positions within the Company Human Resources Department, each with progressively more responsibility, in the areas of organizational development, staffing, employee relations and compensation. Sonoco is a global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services.