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TricorBraun announces new executives

TricorBraun announced that Becky Giessel and Amy Bonder have joined the company as the newest members of the company’s executive leadership team.

Becky joins as Senior Vice President, HR and Chief People Officer and Amy as Executive Vice President, strategic markets.

Becky brings more than 20 years of experience to TricorBraun and will be focused on continuing to build the best place for the best people in packaging, while also deploying best practices in recruitment, retention, and talent development for our team members. She has an extensive background in HR with high growth distribution companies. Most recently, she was responsible for more than 3,000 team members across several divisions of Medline Industries, a $10 billion manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies. Prior to Medline, Becky held a number of senior HR leadership roles with Grainger. She began her career as a CPA and holds an MS in organization development from Loyola and a BBA in accounting from the University of Iowa.

Amy will lead a number of high growth opportunities within TricorBraun, including multi-national accounts, international, flexibles, WinePak and ecommerce. Most recently she led the strategic development of a $4 billion business unit, as vice president of strategy and sales at Bridgestone. Amy brings a proven track record of driving growth and building industry-best teams in commercial distribution environments, including Advance Auto, Stanley Black & Decker and Grainger. With a BS in marketing and international business from Penn State, Amy brings strong commercial, operations and strategic planning expertise to the company.

According to TricorBraun President and CEO, Court Carruthers, “We are focused on continuing to deliver innovation, quality, and value for our customers and supplier partners. I am thrilled to welcome two exceptional leaders in Becky and Amy as we continue to build the global leader in packaging distribution.”

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