Patrick Kivits

Chief Executive Officer, Sealed Air Corporation

Patrick Kivits is the Chief Executive Officer of Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE).

Patrick joined the company in 2024. Prior to joining Sealed Air, he was a senior leader at WestRock, a leading global provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions. Beginning in 2019, Patrick was named president of WestRock’s newly acquired multi-packaging solutions business, where he oversaw its integration into the company’s global consumer business. Later, he was named President, Corrugated Packaging, at WestRock. In this role, Patrick led sales and operations for the company’s corrugated packaging and distribution businesses, with revenue of more than $10 billion. He also oversaw all WestRock business in Latin America.

Prior to his time at WestRock, Patrick was senior vice president of EIMEA and Global Packaging Adhesives for H.B. Fuller, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals.

Patrick earned a master’s degree in mechanical process engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, and an MBA from Henley Business School in the United Kingdom.