Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Graphic Packaging Holding
Search every verified Stephen Scherger interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a February 2025 appearance, Stephen Scherger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Graphic Packaging International, described the future of paperboard packaging as "bright." He stated that consumers have a "natural bias and preference" for packaging made from renewable and recyclable materials that offer functionality and value. Scherger called it "a phenomenal time to be a part of the paperboard packaging industry." Scherger also discussed the role of the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) in supporting the industry. He said the organization's role involves the industry "coming together" to learn from each other and create messaging and value for a sector that he said has "the opportunity to grow."
“You know, the future of paperboard packaging is bright, the opportunity, the right to win that we have because consumers have a natural bias and preference towards packaging that's made from infinitely renewable resources that can be recycled, that have functionality and value.”
“So it's a phenomenal time to be a part of the paperboard packaging industry.”
“PPCS role in supporting paperboard packaging is really about the team coming together as an industry, learn from each other to create the kind of messaging and the kind of value that we can bring to an industry that has the opportunity to grow.”
You know, the future of paperboard packaging is bright, the opportunity, the right to win that we have because consumers have a ...
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