James B. Porter
Corporate Officer/Principal at WRKCo, Inc.
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James B.
Porter's current job is President-Business Development & Latin America at WRKCo, Inc. His former jobs include being President-Corrugated Packaging at WestRock RKT LLC from 2012 to 2014, President & Chief Operating Officer at Southern Container Corp.
in 2008, and President at Solvay Paperboard LLC from 1993 to 2008.
He also worked at WestRock Co. in a role related to business development and Latin America.
Mr. Porter obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in 1974 and also studied at Western Michigan University.
James B. Porter active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
WRKCo, Inc.
 WRKCo, Inc. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries WRKCo, Inc. engages in the provision of paper and packaging solutions for consumer, and corrugated packaging markets. It operates through the following segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging and Land & Development. The Corrugated Packaging segment consists of containerboard mill and corrugated packaging operations, as well as recycling operations. The Consumer Packaging segment offers consumer mills, folding carton, beverage, merchandising displays, home, health, and beauty dispensing, and partition operations. The Land and Development segment engages in real estate. WRKCo was founded on March 6, 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2015-06-30 |
Former positions of James B. Porter
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| WESTROCK COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-12-30 |
Southern Container Corp.
 Southern Container Corp. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Southern Container Corp. manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging boxes. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY. | President | 2008-02-29 |
Solvay Paperboard LLC
 Solvay Paperboard LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Solvay Paperboard LLC manufactures container boards. The company's customers are corrugated box manufactures and other converters. Solavy was founded in 1994 and is located in Syracuse, NY. | President | 2008-01-01 |
| ROCK-TENN COMPANY | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of James B. Porter
| University of Missouri | Undergraduate Degree |
| Western Michigan University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| WESTROCK COMPANY | Process Industries |
| Private companies | 4 |
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WestRock RKT LLC
 WestRock RKT LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries WestRock RKT LLC manufacturers of corrugated and consumer packaging. It operates through three segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging and Recycling. The Corrugated Packaging segment consists of containerboard mills and corrugated converting operations. The Consumer Packaging segment consists of coated and uncoated paperboard mills, consumer packaging converting operations and merchandising display facilities. The Recycling segment consists of recycled fiber brokerage and collection operations. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA. | Process Industries |
Southern Container Corp.
Southern Container Corp. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Southern Container Corp. manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging boxes. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY. | Process Industries |
Solvay Paperboard LLC
Solvay Paperboard LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Solvay Paperboard LLC manufactures container boards. The company's customers are corrugated box manufactures and other converters. Solavy was founded in 1994 and is located in Syracuse, NY. | Process Industries |
WRKCo, Inc.
WRKCo, Inc. Containers/PackagingProcess Industries WRKCo, Inc. engages in the provision of paper and packaging solutions for consumer, and corrugated packaging markets. It operates through the following segments: Corrugated Packaging, Consumer Packaging and Land & Development. The Corrugated Packaging segment consists of containerboard mill and corrugated packaging operations, as well as recycling operations. The Consumer Packaging segment offers consumer mills, folding carton, beverage, merchandising displays, home, health, and beauty dispensing, and partition operations. The Land and Development segment engages in real estate. WRKCo was founded on March 6, 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Process Industries |
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