Our Leadership

Judith K. Buckner

Board of Directors

Judith K. Buckner, was appointed a director of Whirlpool Corporation in June 2025. She is a member of the corporate governance and nominating committee and human resources committee of the board of directors.

Buckner has been the president of Reynolds Cooking & Baking  since 2022.  Previously, Buckner served as the president of the Presto Products business unit of Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. from 2019 to 2022,  senior vice president of business transformation at Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. from  2017 to 2019 and vice president of operations and engineering for Reynolds’ Hefty Waste Bags and Food Bags business from 2014 to 2017.  Buckner joined Reynolds in 2000 as an engineering manager and held various positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, operations and engineering.  

Prior to joining Reynolds Consumer Products, Buckner held various engineering and leadership roles in product development, manufacturing and operations at Hoechst-Celanese/Invista and worked in several U.S. locations and internationally. 

Buckner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University.

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