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PAC Machinery Group appoints new Western Regional Sales Manager

The PAC Machinery Group (PMG) has announced that Lawrence Warren has been named Western Regional Sales Manager.

Warren, with over 25 years in the packaging industry, will be a valuable asset to PMG’s distributors and customers in the Western states.  

Dennis McGrath, VP of Sales & Marketing for the PMG companies stated, “Lawrence’s packaging equipment experience and knowledge along with his ability to identify solutions to complex packaging problems, will be a tremendous benefit to our customers.” Warren joins the PAC Machinery Group companies that include Packaging Aids, Clamco, Audion Automation, Vertrod, DEM and Converting Technology.
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