Ball Corporation, a supplier of sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government, has elected Cynthia Niekamp, retired senior vice president from PPG Industries, and Daniel Heinrich, former executive vice president and chief financial officer from The Clorox Company, to serve as directors.

Niekamp served at PPG Industries for seven years, most recently as senior vice president of automotive coatings. Prior to that, she served as president and general manager of TorqTransfer Systems at BorgWarner; senior vice president and chief financial officer at MeadWestvaco Corporation (now WestRock Company); and in various leadership roles at TRW, and General Motors Corporation.  

Heinrich worked at The Clorox Company for 11 years, serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer for nine years. Previous roles include senior vice president and treasurer at Transamerica Finance Corporation; senior vice president, treasurer and controller at Granite Management Company; and senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller at First Nationwide Bank.