(Monterey, CA): Fred C. Erler, president.—BluePrint Automation, Inc. (Colonial Heights, VA): Martin N. Prakken, CEO.—Hirschhorn &Young Inc. (New York, NY): Beverly Hirschhorn, retired as president and founder. She will be replaced by Holly Young.—Key Technology, Inc. (Walla Walla, WA): Teri A. Johnson, vp/gen. mgr. of automated inspection systems.—Amcor Twinpak North America (Montreal, Quebec, Canada): John R. Dale, vp and group gen. mgr., Amcor Rigid Plastics.—Arrowhead Conveyor (Oshkosh, WI): R. Dudley Dorrell, vp and gen. mgr.—Pak-Sher Co. (Kilgore, TX): Don James, vp, marketing.—Sterling Group (New York, NY): Jeffrey Wolfson, president, strategy group.—M.A. Hanna Co. (Cleveland, OH): Michael L. Rademacher, vp, plastics Americas.—BST Pro Mark (Elmhurst, IL): John Thome, vp, marketing; Ray Castle, vp, operations.—Cognex Co. (Natick, MA): Arvin B. Creef, Jr., dir., end-user sales, Modular Vision Systems Div.—Clariant Masterbatches Div. (McHenry, IL): Jay Lindstrom, dir., marketing; Theresa O’Neill, global industry leader.—Advantage Puck Ltd. (Worcester, U.K.): Kurt Sieber, president, Advantage Puck Group.—Magpowr (Fenton, MO): Peter Kos, mgr., Northeast territory.—Bosch-TL Systems (Minneapolis, MN): Kerry Fillmore, senior product mgr., cartoning systems div.—Alvey (St. Louis, MO): Steve Robbins, mgr., OEM sales.—Duralam (Appleton, WI): Gregory Otto, mgr., marketing/technical sales.—Uhlmann Packaging System (Towaco, NJ): David Stirt, sales project engineer.—Bostik (Middleton, MA): Michelle Kascak, technical dir., Calhoun, GA, facility; Johnny D. Smith, mgr., Southeast U.S. regional sales, automotive and industrial div.—International Paper (Memphis, TN): Richard J. Lacana, gen. mgr., Global Packaging Machinery Business.—Creative Packaging (Buffalo Grove, IL): Darren Tharp, mgr., regional sales; Robert Davis, mgr., regional sales.
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Multivac (Kansas City, MO): Michel L. Defenbau, CEO, Multivac North and Central America.Klöckner Medipak (Clearwater, FL): Dirk Briskorn, president; Bill Whitesel, vp of operations; Paul Williams, vp, sales, marketing and service.Slautterback Corp.
Jan 31, 2000
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