People: Ball Corporation (BLL)

John A. Hayes has been appointed as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Ball Corporation effective January 1, 2010. John A. Hayes had been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ball Corporation since January 23, 2008; Senior Vice President, Ball Corporation, and President, Ball Packaging Europe, April 25, 2007, to January 23, 2008; Vice President, Ball Corporation, and President, Ball Packaging Europe, March 2006 to April 25, 2007; Executive Vice President of Ball’s European packaging business, July 2005 to March 2006; Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Marketing and Development, January 2003 to July 2005; Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development, April 2000 to January 2003; Senior Director, Corporate Planning and Development, February 1999 to April 2000; Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions/Corporate Finance, Lehman Brothers, Chicago, Illinois, April 1993 to February 1999.