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Oliver-Tolas™ Healthcare Packaging announces 2 promotions

Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging, a leading supplier of sterile grade medical device and pharmaceutical packaging, has promoted Dr. Jane Severin to Vice President of Technology from her previous role as Director of Technology, and of Sean Dwyer to Vice President of Human Resources from his previous role as Director of Human Resources.

Severin, who joined Oliver-Tolas in 2009, will continue to lead product development and technical service activities as well as process control and validation improvement initiatives.  

“Since joining Oliver-Tolas, Dr Severin has demonstrated the experience and leadership skills necessary to push Oliver-Tolas forward and ensure our technical contributions to the global healthcare packaging market keep us at the forefront of the industry,” said Jerry Bennish, President & CEO, Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging.

Severin is an IoPP Certified Packaging Professional with a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Packaging from Michigan State University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Dwyer, who joined Oliver-Tolas in 2010, will continue to lead strategic efforts for all Human Resource functions, including talent and organizational development, employee relations, compensation and benefits and recruiting efforts for Oliver-Tolas.

“Since joining Oliver-Tolas, Sean has implemented human resources strategies that have served the changing needs of the company due to global business growth and has also met a variety of business demands,” said Jerry Bennish, President, Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging.
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