10 controllers in packaging
VP Corporate Controller, Corporate Controller and Division Controller are among the current titles held by these controllers in packaging, at companies including Graham Packaging, Mauser Packaging Solutions and Packaging Corporation of America. A reader can learn how controllers build and run their teams in packaging companies.
Professionals to explore
Brian Jakubeck
LinkedInExperience: VP of Finance - Corporate Controller and Treasurer · Pretium Packaging
Brian Jakubeck has been VP of Finance - Corporate Controller and Treasurer at Pretium Packaging since September 2024, based in St Louis, Missouri. Brian Jakubeck was Treasurer and Corporate Controller at Pretium Packaging from 2015 to 2024 and Sr. Manager - Financial Planning at Peabody Energy from 2012 to 2015.
Fabian Strauss
LinkedInExperience: SVP Finance - Controller & Treasurer · Packaging Corporation of America
Fabian Strauss has been SVP Finance - Controller & Treasurer at Packaging Corporation of America since March 2026, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Fabian Strauss was VP - Controller & Treasurer at Packaging Corporation of America from 2024 to 2026, Executive Director, Assistant Corporate Controller there from 2022 to 2024 and Chief Accounting Officer at Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. from 2020 to 2022.
Jason Antonakas
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Controller · Graham Packaging
Jason Antonakas has been Corporate Controller at Graham Packaging since July 2017, based in Parkton, Maryland, with a profile headline of VP, Corporate Controller at Graham Packaging Company, and is also listed as North America Controller there since April 2016. Jason Antonakas was Assistant Corporate Controller at Graham Packaging from 2013 to 2016.
Jim Gaskill
LinkedInExperience: Controller · Green Bay Packaging
Jim Gaskill has been Controller at Green Bay Packaging since June 2016, based in Nottingham, Maryland. Jim Gaskill was Corporate Controller at Lifoam Industries from 2009 to 2016 and Finance Business Partner at Pall Corporation from 2014 to 2016, and the listing shows no other dated roles.
Julie Van
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Controller & Treasurer · Golden West Packaging Group
Julie Van has been Corporate Controller & Treasurer at Golden West Packaging Group since June 2025, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Julie Van was Corporate Controller at Smurfit Kappa North America from 2009 to 2025, and the listing shows these two roles and no other dated positions.
Mark Nielsen
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Controller · Malnove Packaging Solutions
Mark Nielsen has been Corporate Controller at Malnove Packaging Solutions since April 2026, based in Omaha, Nebraska, and is also listed as Assistant Controller there since January 2026. Mark Nielsen was Senior Accounting Manager - Corporate Shared Services - Disbursements at Valmont Industries, Inc. from 2021 to 2025 and Manager Corporate Accounting there from 2013 to 2021.
Pat Bollant
LinkedInExperience: Division Controller · American Packaging Corporation
Pat Bollant has been Division Controller at American Packaging Corporation since October 2019, based in the Greater Madison Area. Pat Bollant was Director of Finance & Accounting at Hellenbrand, Inc. from 2017 to 2019, Chief Financial Officer at Armor Animal Health from 2015 to 2016 and Vice President - Chief Financial Officer at Suttle-Straus from 2007 to 2015.
Sarah Zimmerman ACMA, CGMA, CTA
LinkedInExperience: Controller · JBM Packaging
Sarah Zimmerman has been Controller at JBM Packaging since February 2023, based in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. Sarah Zimmerman was Supply Chain Finance Director at DuBois Chemicals, Inc. from 2021 to 2023 and Corporate Controller there from 2020 to 2021, and describes leading financial teams in reporting, analysis and forecasting.
Susan D'Amato
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Controller · Unicorr Packaging Group
Susan D'Amato has been Corporate Controller at Unicorr Packaging Group since April 2013, based in North Haven, Connecticut. Susan D'Amato was Controller at Jensen Dental from 2009 to 2013, Controller at Worldcolor from 2002 to 2009 and Controller, North America at Pirelli from 1988 to 1996.
Umar Endrabi
LinkedInExperience: VP Corporate Controller · Mauser Packaging Solutions
Umar Endrabi has been VP Corporate Controller at Mauser Packaging Solutions since January 2023, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Umar Endrabi was Assistant Corporate Controller at Mauser Packaging Solutions from 2018 to 2023, Director, Global Financial Reporting at CSM Bakery Solutions from 2016 to 2018 and Sr. Director, Technical Accounting & Reporting at Olam from 2013 to 2016.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose company size and packaging type sit closest to the decision you face, since a multi-plant corrugated business and a single-site specialty packaging maker raise different accounting questions. Check the start and end dates of each role to see how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current controller role, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How have you set up the monthly close and plant cost reporting in your own work at a packaging company?
- 03How have you built and developed the accounting team that reports to you?
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