Employees at Ball Corporation rank Ron Lewis in the Top 25% of CEOs in Denver. Comparatively, employees at International Paper Company rank Mark Stephan Sutton in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

Ron Lewis

CEO of Ball Corporation

BIO: Ron Lewis became Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation in 2025 after joining the company in 2019. He previously served as Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer from 2024 to 2025 and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for global beverage packaging from 2021 to 2024. Earlier, he led Ball’s beverage packaging business in EMEA as President from 2019 to 2020. Before joining Ball, Lewis built an extensive career at The Coca-Cola Co. and its affiliates, holding senior leadership roles including Chief Supply Chain Officer at Coca-Cola European Partners, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., and Chief Procurement Officer at The Coca-Cola Co. His experience spans procurement, operations and general management across North America and Europe. Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Montana State University-Bozeman and an MBA with concentrations in operations, marketing and finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Mark Stephan Sutton

CEO of International Paper Company

BIO: Mr. Mark Stephan Sutton has been the Chief Executive Officer of International Paper Company, International Paper do Brasil Ltda., and International Paper Italia S.r.l. since November 1, 2014 and Chairman since January 1, 2015. Mr. Sutton served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of International Paper Company from June 1, 2014 to October 31, 2014. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of International Paper Italia S.r.l. since June 01, 2014. Mr. Sutton served as a Senior Vice President of Industrial Packaging at International Paper Company from November 2011 to May 31, 2014. He served as a Senior Vice President of Printing & Communications Papers Of the Americas at International Paper Company from January 2010 to October 2011. He served as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at International Paper Company from 2008 to 2009. Mr. Sutton served as the Vice President of Supply Chain at International Paper Company from June 2007 to 2008. He served for International Paper as Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning, Vice President and General Manager of European Corrugated Packaging Operations, General Manager of Pressure Sensitive Products, Sales and Marketing Manager for Industrial Papers and manager of its Thilmany Mill. He has been Chairman of International Paper Italia S.r.l. since January 01, 2015 and serves as its Director. He serves as the Chairman of International Paper do Brasil Ltda. He has been the Chairman of International Paper Company since January 1, 2015 and has been its Director since June 1, 2014. He has been Independent Director of The Kroger Co. since January 12, 2017. He joined International Paper in 1984 as an Engineer at its Pineville, La., mill. Mr. Sutton served as Vice Chairman of Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. (Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret AS) until June 14, 2005 and also served as its Director. Mr. Sutton is a member of The Business Council and the Business Roundtable. He serves on the boards of the American Forest & Paper Association and the International Advisory Board of the Moscow School of Management ??? Skolkovo. He also serves on the boards of Memphis Tomorrow and the New Memphis Institute. Mr. Sutton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Louisiana State University.