John Arthur Hayes is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and holds the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corp. and Chairman & Manager at Ball Metal Food Container LLC (a subsidiary of Ball Corp.).

He is also on the board of Rexam Ltd., Kohler Co., Colgate University and The Business Roundtable.

In his past career he occupied the position of Chairman at Can Manufacturers Institute, Inc., President at Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Vice President-Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions at Lehman Brothers, Inc., Senior Research Associate of Greenwich Associates LLC and Chairman of Beverage Can Makers Europe.

He received an undergraduate degree from Colgate University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.