Ball Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Ball's CEO is Ron Lewis, appointed in Nov 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $4.86M, comprised of 16.3% salary and 83.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.018% of the company’s shares, worth €2.12M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Ron Lewis
Chief executive officer
US$4.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 16.29% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 1.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$712m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$581m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$527m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$5m | US$791k | US$424m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$529m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$470m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$437m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$754k | US$484m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$437m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$697m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$398m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$725k | US$569m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$961m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$748m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$697k | US$878m |
Compensation vs Market: Ron's total compensation ($USD4.86M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.55M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ron's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Ron Lewis (58 yo)
Mr. Ronald J. Lewis, also known as Ron, has been Chief Executive Officer of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. since September 9, 2019. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Global Beverage Packaging at Ba...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$4.86m | 0.018% € 2.1m | |
| SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 2.3yrs | US$2.47m | 0.0034% € 405.6k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Growth Officer | 4.9yrs | US$3.09m | 0.0058% € 689.8k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.011% € 1.4m | |
| Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP and President of North & Central America | no data | no data | 0.017% € 2.0m | |
| Senior VP & President of South America | 1.9yrs | no data | 0.0040% € 471.0k | |
| Senior VP and President of Beverage Packaging Europe Middle East & Africa | 1.7yrs | no data | 0.0022% € 255.7k | |
| VP & Global Head of Controllership | 8.1yrs | no data | 0.0050% € 598.3k | |
| VP & Global Head of Treasury | 3.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BL8's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$4.86m | 0.018% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Chairman | 26.9yrs | US$341.52k | 0.087% € 10.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.3yrs | US$275.02k | 0.0050% € 598.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.3yrs | US$276.52k | 0.0080% € 952.7k | |
| Independent Director | 11.2yrs | US$310.02k | 0.0081% € 968.2k | |
| Independent Director | 8.2yrs | US$320.02k | 0.0061% € 727.9k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.2yrs | US$297.65k | 0.0032% € 374.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$220.10k | 0.00081% € 96.3k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$297.02k | 0.0027% € 319.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.2yrs | US$295.02k | 0.0020% € 237.9k |
Experienced Board: BL8's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/12/25 13:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ball Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Scott Gaffner | Barclays |
| Michael Leithead | Barclays |