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(Chicago IL): Curtis J. Clawson president COO; Lawrence F. Hagenbuch vp corporate strategy.—BluePrint Automation Inc. (Colonial Heights VA): Martin N. Prakken CEO.—Techpack America (New York NY): Daniel Rachmanis chairman.—Inx Intl. Ink Co. (Mukwonago WI): Rick Clendenning president.—R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. (Cincinnati OH): Bill Kaup technical sales mgr. beverage industry; Mike Sapyta national account mgr. food industry.—Ameri-Seal Inc. (Chatsworth CA): Vince Philbrook gen. mgr. —ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston TX): James P. Harris vp polymers; Robert A. Dobles vp and gen. mgr. films.—Advantage Puck Group (Newark DE): Bill Coyle dir. machinery sales. —Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport TN): Dr. Phillip Griswold vp and gen. mgr. Specialty Plastics Business Organization.—AlliedSignal Inc. (Morristown NJ): Steve Hochhauser vp and gen. mgr. Eng. Plastics business in Performance Polymers.—National Starch & Chemical Co. (Bridgewater NJ): Anthony Rindone vp adhesives mfg.—Royal Group (Cicero IL): Ken Johnson gen. mgr. Cicero IL and Addison IL mfg. facilities.—Arrowhead Conveyor (Oshkosh WI): R. Dudley Dorrell vp and gen. mgr.—Reed Exhibition Cos. (Norwalk CT): Brett DeWeese mgr. sales Reed’s Packaging Exhibitions for North America.—Fenton Weber & Jones (Getzville NY): Don Geerdes dir. sales. —HealthStar Inc. (Randolph MA): Paul Martinez mgr. West Coast sales; Robert Holt mgr. Midwest sales.—CCL Container Aerosol Div. (Chappaqua NY): Ed Martin mgr. Northeast regional sales.—Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. (Lincoln RI): Jeff Marini mgr. sales printing presses.—Monarch Marking Systems (Miamisburg OH): Michael Bevis senior dir. marketing Bar Code Solutions business unit.—J&J Mfg. Co. Inc. (Beaumont TX): Todd Langston mgr. national sales Mira-Pak Div. —Creative Packaging Corp. (Buffalo Grove IL): Tom L. Wilcox vp sales and marketing.—Packaging Machines Intl. Inc. (Elk Grove Village IL): Rob Hahn dir. sales and marketing. —Stratus Group (Hamilton OH): James Boule dir. sales and marketing.—Flexpaq (South Plainfield NJ): Debra Clarke mgr. global business.—Sharp Packaging Systems Inc. (Sussex WI): Mark Gess mgr. quality operations.—New England Extrusion (Turners Falls MA): Thomas C. Burke mgr. technical products. —DuPont (Wilmington DE): Jerry H. Palmer mgr. Eastern sales Cyrel® Flexographic Packaging Products