ATLANTA, Georgia -- Graphic Packaging Holding Co. has promoted Michael P. Doss to president and CEO.

He replaces David Scheible on Jan. 1, 2016. Scheible will be chairman of the board through the May 25, 2016 annual stockholders meeting. Scheible has served as CEO of Graphic Packaging since January 2007 and prior to that he served as the company's COO from October 2004.

Doss is the Atlanta-based packaging maker's president and chief operating officer and has spent 25 years with the company.

"In recent years, Mike helped engineer and execute the company's strategic direction," said Lead Director Jeffrey H. Coors. "After a careful and diligent succession planning process, we are confident that Mike is absolutely the right leader to take Graphic Packaging to the next level of performance."