Josh Westley's questions to Sealed Air Corp (SEE) leadership • Q4 2024
Question
Josh Westley, on behalf of Ghansham Panjabi, asked new CEO Dustin Semach to outline his initial high-level priorities for the company, questioning if they would include rightsizing recent organizational changes or accelerating cost-out initiatives.
Answer
CEO Dustin Semach detailed his priorities in three buckets: 1) Accelerating customer focus by pivoting to higher-growth areas in Food (case ready, fluids) and executing on stabilization initiatives in Protective. 2) Accelerating cost take-out, leveraging the new operating model's visibility into each segment's cost structure. 3) Continuing to refine leadership to ensure the right talent is in place to foster a growth-oriented mindset.