Sector: Consumer Staples
Director information for WESTROCK COFFEE (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wellford Tabor | Director | 57 | ["Head of Direct Investments and Managing Director with HF Capital","Founder and Managing Partner of Keeneland Capital","Fifteen years in the private equity industry","Formerly with The Beacon Group and Wachovia Capital Partners","Experience in investment banking with Morgan Stanley & Co.","Chairman of Richmond National Group Inc.","Director of several privately held companies"] | ["Audit & Finance"] | 2026 |
| Blake Schuhmacher | Chief Accounting Officer | 48 | ["Chief Accounting Officer of Westrock since May 2021","Chief Accounting Officer of Uniti Group Inc. from October 2014 through May 2021","Senior Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis at Wright Medical Technology from May 2012 through October 2014","Assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP","Senior Manager, Assurance at Ernst & Young LLP","Licensed CPA in Tennessee","B.A. in Business Administration from Rhodes College","M.S. in Accounting from Rhodes College"] | [] | 2026 |
| Hugh McColl, III | Independent Director | 65 | ["Co-Managing Member of Collwick Capital LLC since 2010","Managing Member of McColl Brothers Lockwood since 2006","Senior Advisor of BBH Capital Partners since 2015","Served on the boards of Heritage Brands Inc. from 2019 to 2025","Served on the boards of Telomir Pharmaceuticals from 2022 to 2024","B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of North Carolina","MBA from the Darden School of Business","Extensive business and finance experience"] | ["Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Jeffrey H. Fox | Director | 64 | ["Chief Executive Officer of Circumference Group LLC","Chair of the Compensation Committee of Resources Connection, Inc.","Former President and CEO of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.","Former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Convergys Corporation","Former Chief Operating Officer at Alltel Corporation","Audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit & Finance","Executive"] | 2026 |
| Joe T. Ford | Chairman of the Board; Co-Founder and Chairman | 88 | ["Co-founder of Westrock","Chairman of Westrock since 2009","Chairman of Westrock Group since 2013","Chairman of Westrock Asset Management, LLC from 2009 to 2022","Former President of Allied Telephone Company","Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Alltel Corporation","Former Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Corporation","Experience on boards of multiple companies","B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas"] | [] | 2026 |
| Kenneth M. Parent | Former CEO of Pilot Flying J; Vice Chairman | 67 | ["Former CEO of Pilot Flying J","special advisor to the chairman and chief executive officer of Pilot Flying J","president of Pilot Flying J","executive vice president, chief operating officer of Pilot Flying J","senior vice president of operations, marketing and human resources"] | ["Audit & Finance","Compensation","Executive","Compensation (Chair)","Executive (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Kyle Newkirk | Chief Commercial Officer | 57 | ["Chief Commercial Officer of Westrock since November 2024","Executive Vice President Global Sales and Innovation at Westrock from 2022 to 2024","Executive Vice President Global Sales Innovation and Marketing at Westrock from 2020 to 2022","Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain of S. & D. Coffee, Inc. from 2019 to 2020","SVP Commodities and Global Sourcing of S. & D. Coffee, Inc. from 2016 to 2019","Vice President – Global Sourcing Commodity Risk and Innovation of S. & D. Coffee, Inc. from 2013 to 2016","Held leadership roles in innovation, global supply chain, and sustainability at several Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods companies","Former Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development"] | [] | 2026 |
| Leslie Starr | Director | 65 | ["35 years of leadership experience in the consumer products industry","Operating Advisor for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice","EVP Supply Strategy and Transformation for Advance Auto Parts","SVP PepsiCo Supply Chain","SVP of Commercialization and Supply Chain","Board member of SunOpta, Inc. since July 2019","Advised boards in compliance, organizational effectiveness and governance"] | ["Compensation","Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Mark A. Edmunds | Executive Leadership Coach & former Partner & Vice Chairman, Deloitte; Independent Director | 69 | ["Executive Leadership Coach","former Partner","Vice Chairman, Deloitte","Extensive accounting experience","Finance experience","Leadership experience","Certified Public Accountant","Qualified as an audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit & Finance","Executive","Audit & Finance (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Oluwatoyin Umesiri | CEO of Nazaru LLC; Director | 43 | ["CEO of Nazaru LLC","Chief Executive Officer of Nazaru LLC","Member of the Illinois District Export Council","Portfolio management roles at Walmart Inc.","Senior analyst roles at Whirlpool Corporation","Ambassador for Intra-African Trade Fair","B.S. in Mathematical Sciences with a focus on Computer Science","M.S. in Information Systems","Certified SAP Expert and Technologist"] | ["Nominating & Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| R. Patrick Kruczek | Director | 61 | ["Managing Director, Co-Manager and Principal of BBH Capital Partners","20 years at Morgan Keegan & Company","audit committee financial expert","extensive business, leadership and finance experience"] | ["Audit & Finance","Compensation","Executive"] | 2026 |
| Sam T. Ford | Chief Trade & Risk Officer | 37 | ["Bachelor of finance from Pepperdine University","Studied Mandarin in Shanghai, China","Experience in pricing, corporate marketing, business processes, service and equipment, and customer engagement","Former Executive Vice President of Business Analytics and Client Services at Westrock Coffee","Previous experience at Circumference Group"] | [] | 2026 |
| Scott T. Ford | Co-Founder and CEO | 63 | ["Extensive business experience","Finance expertise","Sales experience","Leadership experience"] | ["Executive"] | 2026 |
