Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 8, 2018

BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On January 8, 2018, Jonathan D. Rich informed Berry Global Group, Inc. (the "Company") of his retirement as Executive Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Board of Directors effective February 1, 2018.  On January 8, 2018, the Board of Directors unanimously elected Thomas E. Salmon to succeed Dr. Rich as Chairman of the Board, effective as of February 1, 2018.

Mr. Salmon, has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors since February 2017. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Salmon served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since October 2016. He previously served as President of the Company's Consumer Packaging Division from November 2015 until October 2016, President of the Company's Rigid Closed Top Division from November 2014 until November 2015, and President of the Company's Engineered Materials Division from 2003 until November 2014.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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