Benjamin Samuels

Benjamin “Ben” Samuels is the Co-President of Victory Packaging, a North American packaging distributor wholly owned by KapStone Paper and Packaging. He joined Victory Packaging in 1995 as regional operating manager of Texas. In 1997, Samuels began his role as Vice Chairman and leader of the national accounts group, real estate, finance and legal departments, achieving a period of unprecedented growth in sales and revenues. After the retirement of his father in May 2007, Ben was named CEO and leader of an executive team that currently manages more than 1,500 employees. In 2015, Victory Packaging was purchased by KapStone. Samuels is an active member in the community, where he served as the Chairman of the Houston Food Bank and is the Chair of the Leo Baeck Education Center Foundation. He was also the President of the Houston Chapter of the American Jewish Committee before joining their National Board of Governors. In addition, Ben currently serves on the board of Children at Risk, Brighter Bites, Move for Hunger, and Congregation Shma Koleinu. He also served on the boards of and held leadership positions with J-Street, American Leadership Forum, Serve Houston, Holocaust Museum Houston, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, and Jewish Family Service. Samuels received a bachelor’s degree in American studies and economics from Amherst College in Massachusetts, as well as an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He and his wife, Marci Rosenberg, reside in Houston and have a son, Ethan, and a daughter, Mimi.