Mark W. Connelly

Mark W. Connelly joined Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) as Senior Vice President, Investor Strategy and Development in January 2024. Prior to that, he was a strategy consultant working with a range of private and public manufacturing and clean-tech companies. Mr. Connelly was a top-ranked securities analyst for over 25 years, covering global industries including paper and packaging, advanced materials, and food & agricultural science at firms including JP Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, and CLSA Americas. His “Holy Grail” reports, assessing developments in industry structure, industrial strategy, and capital allocation priorities in the paper and packaging industry were among the most read for two decades, influencing a generation of investors, bankers, and CEOs. Mr. Connelly holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and management and an MBA in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.