# Jack Knott

> Jack Knott is a packaging executive and ePac Flexible Packaging co-founder whose career includes leadership at Exopack, Pliant, Huntsman Packaging and Sun Capital. At ePac he helped develop a digital, distributed manufacturing model for small and medium-sized brands. He stepped down as CEO in July 2023 and continued in an advisory role; the 2026 Global Pouch Forum lists him as CEO of Group 1123.

- **Role:** CEO at Group 1123 (listed by the 2026 Global Pouch Forum)
- **Organizations:** ePac Flexible Packaging, Group 1123, Sun Capital Partners, Exopack, Coveris, Pliant Corporation, Huntsman Packaging, Rexene Corporation, CT Film, Arion Partners, Flexible Packaging Association
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering; Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin, Studies in mixing technologies; 2026 conference biography describes polymer rheology studies in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded ePac and helped develop its digital, distributed flexible packaging model., Led Exopack as chairman and CEO., Former chairman of the Flexible Packaging Association.

## Career timeline

- **1997-2003** — Executive roles at Huntsman Packaging and CEO of its successor Pliant, according to Exopack SEC biography.
- **2003-2005** — Manager at Ronin Partners, LLC.
- **2005** — Named chairman and CEO of Exopack in October.
- **2011** — Appointed managing director on Sun Capital Partners’ operations team on August 4.
- **2013** — Began developing the ePac concept with Carl Joachim and Virag Patel.
- **2014** — Worked with Cal Poly on market research and brand focus groups for digital packaging.
- **2015** — ePac formation.
- **2016** — First ePac plant began operations in the Madison, Wisconsin area.
- **2022** — As ePac CEO, outlined the goals of ePacONE in November.
- **2023** — Stepped down as ePac CEO July 13; succeeded by Virag Patel and continued in an advisory role.
- **2026** — Listed as Group 1123 CEO and co-presenter with Jonathan White at Global Pouch Forum in May.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ePac and helped develop its digital, distributed flexible packaging model.
- Led Exopack as chairman and CEO.
- Former chairman of the Flexible Packaging Association.
- Helped lead ePac from its Wisconsin opening to a company-reported network of 24 plants by November 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Global Pouch Forum lists Knott as CEO of Group 1123 and a speaker with Jonathan White; the presentation archive names their session Rethinking Digital Print in Flexible Packaging.
- **2023-07** — Knott stepped down as ePac CEO on July 13; the July 18 announcement named Virag Patel as successor, with Knott continuing in an advisory role.

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Last updated: 2026-10-16