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As Ardagh Metal Packaging marks a decade, CEO Oliver Graham reflects on building a global manufacturing business and what comes next
Ten years ago, Ardagh Group brought together beverage can assets across three continents to create what is today metal beverage can manufacturer Ardagh Metal Packaging( AMP). The new business provided a strong global manufacturing platform, but not yet a shared identity.
Today, the business produces more than 45 billion beverage cans each year and generates over $ 5 billion in revenue. For Chief Executive Officer Oliver Graham, the defining achievement of the past decade has been transforming a collection of separate operations into a cohesive organization.“ What I am most proud of is that we have brought together talented teams, introduced new ways of working, and fueled growth to give people pride in working for AMP every day.”
Building one company was never an end in itself. It was the foundation for everything that followed.“ It is a tough industry. Today, we stand as a strong competitor, and you see that in both our performance and our industry position.”
AMP’ s first decade is, above all, a story of integration. Formed in 2016 after the Ball and Rexam merger led to an asset divestment acquired by Ardagh Group, AMP spent the past ten years building a common operating model across its global manufacturing network, growing quickly and expanding its footprint, revenue, and capacity along the way. The transaction reshaped the beverage can sector by combining operations from businesses that had previously competed.
“ Because of the merger, competition authorities mandated a significant divestment,” Oliver states. That divestment became AMP.“ When we combined largely Ball’ s European and Brazilian operations with Rexam’ s US
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