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Harpack-ULMA appoints bakery and confectionary segement manager

Harpak-ULMA hired David Nettles to lead Bakery and Confectionary Segment.

Nettles will be responsible for supporting customers in the bakery and confectionary markets and developing new business opportunities. He has 25 years of experience in the packaging industry selling primary, secondary, and end-of-line packaging systems for a variety of baked, frozen, and confectionary product applications. His experience includes: flow wrapping, shrink wrapping, bagging, case packaging, labeling, conventional and robotic palletizing, and stretch wrapping systems. Nettles will be based in Harpak-ULMA’s Ball Ground, GA office.

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