Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK) appointed James Yackish as president of its Asia Pacific division, effective May 1, 2026, according to a company statement.

Yackish will be based in Singapore and report to Dr. John Rost, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Asia Pacific and Transit Packaging. Yackish currently serves as president of the company's North American Closures and Aerosol Packaging business.

From 2018 to 2022, Yackish served as vice president of sales and marketing for Crown's North American Beverage business. He joined the company in 2004 and held various commercial positions in the North American Food business before his promotion to the beverage division.

Yackish holds a Bachelor of Science in Packaging Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School.

"I would like to congratulate James on this well-deserved promotion," Dr. Rost said. "James's general management and commercial experience, combined with his leadership skills, broad industry knowledge and focus on the customer, will serve the Company well in his new role."

Crown Holdings is a global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies and provides transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services. The company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.