Silgan Holdings has announced that, as part of the continuation of its long-term succession planning, Anthony J. Allott has been appointed non-executive chairman of the board of directors of the company, effective from 1 April 2022, having served as executive chairman until that time.

“This is the next planned logical step of our long-term succession plan which we have been successfully implementing over the last several years,” said Adam Greenlee, President and CEO. “With his experience leading Silgan for twenty years and his almost thirty years of experience in packaging, we are delighted that Tony will continue to lead our Board of Directors, and we look forward to his continued leadership and guidance.”