Bill Kerkam
Managing Director
Industrials
We All Have Different Chapters That Get Bounded Together to Create a Unique Story.
My Career Highlights
- 25+ years in middle market investment banking, with deep expertise in plastics, print, and packaging.
- C-suite experience leading global M&A for WestRock (formerly NYSE: WRK, now Smurfit WestRock).
- Former Managing Director with Deloitte Corporate Finance.
- BA in Economics, University of Virginia
My Personal Interests
- Outdoor enthusiast, with a passion for sailing, hiking, and hunting.
- Composer and pianist
My Expertise
I joined Cascadia in September 2025 to lead the Plastics, Print, and Packaging practice within the Industrials Group. Over the past 25+ years, I’ve built deep experience in investment banking and capital markets, with the last decade devoted to advising financial sponsors, founders, family-owned businesses, and corporations across the plastics, print, and packaging industries. My work has included transactions with injection and blow molders, paper mills, folding carton and corrugated converters.
Earlier in my career, I led global mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for MeadWestvaco and WestRock, where I not only gained hands-on sector expertise but also developed a unique operator’s perspective—insight that continues to shape the way I help clients navigate their most important decisions.