Silgan Holdings Inc. announced that William T. Donovan has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, filling the vacancy created when Edward A. Lapekas passed away last month. Mr. Donovan will serve as a Class III Director of the company, completing Mr. Lapekas’ term which runs until the company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2018. Mr. Donovan brings more than 40 years of business experience to the Company. Mr. Donovan was Chair of the Board of Rockland Industrial Holdings, LLC, a privately held manufacturer of wood flooring products for the truck trailer and container industries, until December 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Donovan was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Total Logistics Inc. Mr. Donovan also served as President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Christiana Companies Inc.