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Max Garcia has been hired as a field service technician based in Mexico City, Mexico, for Multivac (Kansas City, MO). Bob Koch has been named director of sales, food div.

Rick Owens has been promoted to head up the new div. of MPI, the Rfid Div., (Sebring, OH).

Bosch Rexroth Corp. (Hoffman Estates, IL) named Kenneth J. Traub national accounts manager for Bosch facilities.

Marq (Yakima, WA) hired Kurt Lutzke and Elizabeth Corbin as regional sales managers.

Placon (Madison, WI) named Frank Wolfinger as vp of custom products.

HK Systems (Milwaukee, WI) hired Larry Frey as senior vp, Unit Handling Systems sales. Mike Johnson has been promoted to senior vp, UHS Operations. Tom Thomas has been promoted to vp, UHS System Sales. Todd Sermersheim has been promoted to vp, customer service for Material Handling Systems.

Adhesives Research, Inc. (Glen Rock, PA) promoted Shannon Howard to the position of upper Midwest regional sales manager, Slicing Business unit.

Don Schroeder joined Great Northern Corp. (Appleton, WI) as director of new business development.

Ranpak Corp. (Concord Township, OH) announced that Michael T. Lutz has joined the company as vp of sales.

Mulox (Macon, GA) appointed Max Holt as regional sales rep for the Northeast region, based in Meadville, PA.

Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia, PA) appointed Suzanne Rowland to the position of vp and dir. of the company’s global Adhesives and Sealants business.

Schubert Packaging (Addison, TX) hired Armin Klotz as sales manager for North American frozen food and consumer products applications for Schubert’s robotic packaging machinery.

Plassein Intl. (Willington, CT) named V.M. “Bud” Philbrook as its president and CEO.

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