Ring Container Technologies, a leader in the packaging manufacturing industry, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Fred Geyer will retire at the end of 2025 after a distinguished tenure guiding the company’s financial operations. Geyer, who has played a key role in Ring’s growth and its transition to BDT & MSD ownership, will remain in his role through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition

Lilia Lauren will join Ring as Chief Financial Officer on August 25, 2025, succeeding Geyer. Lauren will oversee finance, accounting, supply chain, and information technology, partnering closely with the executive team to support the company’s continued growth and innovation in sustainable packaging.

“Fred’s leadership, integrity, and steady financial stewardship have been instrumental to Ring’s success,” said Ring Container Technologies President and CEO Brian Smith. “We are deeply grateful for his many contributions and wish him the best in retirement. We are equally excited to welcome Lilia, whose expertise and energy will help lead us into the next chapter of our history.”

Lauren brings more than 20 years of progressive finance leadership in the distribution, ecommerce, retail, wholesale, and manufacturing sectors. She has extensive experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, integration, ERP implementation, KPI reporting, debt financing, compliance, financial planning and analysis, and building high-performing teams. Most recently, she served as CFO of Kele, Inc., a global building automation systems distributor, where she led finance, accounting, and project management functions across multiple subsidiaries and platforms.

Her prior roles include CFO of Kindthread, Executive Vice President and CFO of Variety Wholesalers, and senior leadership positions at Fred’s Inc. Throughout her career, Lauren has delivered measurable results, from improving operational efficiency to driving significant cost savings and supporting aggressive M&A growth strategies.