Naperville's Rich Grimley Receives Benedictine University's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2014

CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Benedictine University's Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in a career field or personal endeavor, was recently presented to Rich Grimley.

Grimley is the president and CEO of Chicago-based Rexam Beverage Can North America (BCNA), a $2 billion per year revenue sector of London-based Rexam PLC. Rexam is one of the largest beverage can manufacturers in the world serving the largest and most recognizable beverage brands. Rich is also responsible for the company's global manufacturing network, made up of more than 55 manufacturing plants.

Grimley joined Rexam in 2001 as vice president of manufacturing after working for leading organizations such as National Can, American National Can, Reynolds Metals and Ball Corporation in various operations and leadership roles. He was also a principal owner of Bev-Pak Inc., a beverage can manufacturer.

He serves on the board of trustees for the Museum of Science and Industry and Big Shoulders, a charitable organization with a mission of providing support to Catholic schools in the neediest areas of Chicago. He also leads Rexam's charitable endeavors with such groups as Naperville Responds For Our Veterans, United Way and the Ronald McDonald House.

Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Grimley is a 1980 graduate of the University of Iowa and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Benedictine University in 1984. Grimley and his wife, Diane, live in Naperville and have three children who live in the area.

"One of the lessons I learned at Benedictine that has helped me in my career and relationships is teamwork," Grimley said. "Also hard work, commitment and the fact that you need to embrace continuous improvement in ultimately accomplishing your goals and setting new standards of excellence. Those lessons were taught very well at Benedictine."

Further information on the award can be found in the following link to Benedictine University's website: http://www.ben.edu/alumni-friends/whos-who/alumni-awards.cfm

About Benedictine University
Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate majors and 15 graduate and four doctoral programs. Benedictine University is ranked No. 1 among the country's fastest-growing campuses between 2002-2012 in The Chronicle of Higher Education's list of private nonprofit doctoral institutions, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the fourth consecutive year in 2014. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the sixth largest in the Chicago area in 2014.

About Rexam
Rexam is a leading global beverage can maker. We are business partners to some of the world's most famous and successful consumer brands. Our vision is to be the best beverage can maker in the world.

We have 55 can making plants in more than 20 countries and employ around 8,000 people. In 2013 our sales were in the region of $6.5 billion. Rexam's ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol REX. Visit www.rexam.com for further information.

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