Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) (the "Company" or "Graphic Packaging"), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Larry M. Venturelli as Chairman of the Board, effective today, following the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Mr. Venturelli succeeds Philip R. Martens, who is retiring from the Board after serving as a director since November 2013 and as Chairman since May 2016.