Biography

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Curtis L. Begle

Mr. Begle serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Magnera. Prior to Magnera, Mr. Begle spent his entire career with Berry Global (NYSE: BERY), which he joined in 1999. Most recently, he was the President of the Health, Hygiene and Specialties Division at Berry Global, one of its four business units, where he led the $3.4 billion global business. During his time with Berry Global, Mr. Begle rose through various positions of increasing responsibility in sales and leadership, serving as President of Berry’s Rigid Closed Top Division from 2009 to 2014 and President of the Engineered Materials Division from 2014 through 2018. Mr. Begle served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Flexible Packaging Association from 2016 to 2024 and served as its Chair from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Begle is also a committed member of the Evansville, Indiana community. He is the Immediate Past Chair of the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership, for which he has been a board member since 2016. He has also been appointed to the Evansville Promise Neighborhood Sustainability Council. Mr. Begle has served on the Board of Directors for Deaconess Health Systems since 2019. Additionally in 2019, Mr. Begle joined the Board of Trustees for the University of Evansville, his alma mater.

Specific qualifications and experience of particular relevance to the Company

Mr. Begle has extensive and long-tenured involvement in the consumer packaging and engineered materials industry. His experience includes leadership of global commercial, operations, supply chain, human resources, and innovation.