Payne appoints Martin Dallas managing director, Packaging Solutions

Martin Dallas joins Payne, manufacturer and supplier of pressure sensitive tear tape and a growing provider of labels, closures and seals, as Managing Director, Packaging Solutions, and will be based at Payne’s headquarters in Nottingham. England.

Gretchen EdelbrockProducts Editor

Sep 6th, 2012

Dallas joins Payne from Amcor Flexible Packaging, where he was Sales and Marketing Director serving a variety of fresh food categories. Prior to Amcor, he held a number of progressively senior sales, marketing, and business development roles within Cadbury Schweppes’ confectionery business.

Dallas will lead the company’s ongoing growth program, positioning the business as a supplier of total packaging solutions that combine the functional advantages of easy opening and closing with added value benefits including brand protection, promotion and consumer information.

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