Robert Howard Coker

Biography

 Mr. Robert Howard Coker has been Senior Vice President of Rigid Paper Containers and Paper/Engineered Carriers International at Sonoco Products Company since January 3, 2017. Mr. Coker has responsibility for Sonoco Products’ global composite can operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, as well as paper, tube and core operations in Europe, Latin America and Australasia. He served as Group Vice President of Global Rigid Paper and Closures, Paper & Industrial Converted Products, EMEA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Sonoco Products Co. since December 2015 until 2017 and served as its Vice President of Global Rigid Paper & Closures since February 2015 until December 2015. Mr. Coker served as Vice President of Global Rigid Paper & Closures at Sonoco Products Co. from February 2011 to January 1, 2013 and served as its Group Vice President of Global Rigid Paper & Plastics from January 1, 2013 to February 2015. He served as Division Vice President and General Manager of Rigid Paper & Closures for North America at Sonoco Products Co. since March 19, 2008 to 2009 and served as Vice President, Rigid Paper and Closures, North America since 2009. He was also elected a Corporate Officer of Sonoco in February 2009. Mr. Coker served as Division Vice President and General Manager of Sonoco Phoenix at Sonoco Products Co. since January 1, 2006 to 2008. Mr. Coker joined Sonoco in 1985 and served in a variety of sales, manufacturing and management positions. He served as a Director of Sales of Rigid Paper and Plastics of North America for Sonoco and served as its General Manager of Asia/Pacific, Rigid Paper and Plastics Division. Mr. Coker is a 1985 graduate of Wofford College with a BA degree in Business Administration and received MBA from Wake Forest University in 1990.

Research Interest

 Business administration