Palace Stepps

Palace Stepps is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the paper and recycling industries. Currently serving as Vice President and General Manager of Paper & Fiber Supply for Sonoco, Palace oversees the company’s paper mills, recycling plants, and adhesives plants in the United States and Canada, while also holding the position of President of Sonoco Recycling, LLC. Prior roles at Sonoco include Division Vice President for Sales, Marketing, & Technology, and Director of Sales and Marketing for the Paper & Adhesives sector. Previous experience includes being Sales & Marketing Manager at KapStone Paper and Regional Sales Manager at International Paper. Palace began a career as a Customer Tech Service Engineer with Union Camp Corp. Academic credentials include an MBA in Business from Winthrop University and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.