Appointments, promotions

Nordson Corp. (Westlake, OH): James W. Messerly, vp, corp. research and technology; John C. Dillon, managing dir., UV-curing business; Chuck Waychoff, mgr., sales, PPC business unit.

—International Paper (Purchase, NY): Thomas E. Gestrich, senior vp, consumer packaging.

—Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (Arlington, VA): Dinah Sprouse, dir., trade show operations.

—Sig Plastics (Troisdorf, Germany): Rüdiger Löhl, managing dir., Sig PETtec GmbH & Co. KG

—Formers of Houston (Pasadena, TX): John Dominguez, III, vp, operations.

—Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc. (Sturtevant, WI): Timm Johnson, vp, sales, marketing.

—Laminations (Appleton, WI): Sharon Baken, sales partner.

—Bomarko Medical Packaging (Plymouth, IN): Gary L. Vaughn, field sales, mgr., marketing.

—Shuttleworth, Inc. (Huntington, IN): Charles J. Saje, mgr., Southeast regional sales.

—CCL Container Tube Div. (Oak Ridge, NJ): Armando Gallegos, dir., sales, West; David Willing, dir., sales, central region.

—LPS Industries Inc. (Moonachie, NJ): Anthony Russo, dir., research and development.

—Prime UV Systems (Carol Stream, IL): Ina Schlechte, vp, marketing.

—The Aluminum Assn. Inc. (Washington, DC): Patrick B. Kelly, dir., public and media relations.

—Fabri-Kal (Kalamazoo, MI): John T. Kelly, vp, mfg.

—TEC Engineering (Oxford, MA): Stanley J. Slonski, product sales mgr.

—Marquip (Phillips, WI): Joe Heizler, exec. sales mgr., new equipment.

—Techpack America (New York, NY): Tom Faath, president, sales; Tom Moore, dir., sales.

—Clariant Masterbatches (Charlotte, NC): Jim Metcalf, mgr., Six Sigma, Americas; Jim Brinks, mgr., business, Northeast region.

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