(Chicago, IL): Curtis J. Clawson, president, COO; Lawrence F. Hagenbuch, vp, corporate strategy.—BluePrint Automation, Inc. (Colonial Heights, VA): Martin N. Prakken, CEO.—Techpack America (New York, NY): Daniel Rachmanis, chairman.—Inx Intl. Ink Co. (Mukwonago, WI): Rick Clendenning, president.—R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. (Cincinnati, OH): Bill Kaup, technical sales mgr., beverage industry; Mike Sapyta, national account mgr., food industry.—Ameri-Seal Inc. (Chatsworth, CA): Vince Philbrook, gen. mgr. —ExxonMobil Chemical Co. (Houston, TX): James P. Harris, vp, polymers; Robert A. Dobles, vp and gen. mgr., films.—Advantage Puck Group (Newark, DE): Bill Coyle, dir., machinery sales. —Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN): Dr. Phillip Griswold, vp and gen. mgr., Specialty Plastics Business Organization.—AlliedSignal Inc. (Morristown, NJ): Steve Hochhauser, vp and gen. mgr., Eng. Plastics business in Performance Polymers.—National Starch & Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): Anthony Rindone, vp, adhesives mfg.—Royal Group (Cicero, IL): Ken Johnson, gen. mgr., Cicero, IL, and Addison, IL, mfg. facilities.—Arrowhead Conveyor (Oshkosh, WI): R. Dudley Dorrell, vp and gen. mgr.—Reed Exhibition Cos. (Norwalk, CT): Brett DeWeese, mgr., sales, Reed’s Packaging Exhibitions for North America.—Fenton, Weber & Jones (Getzville, NY): Don Geerdes, dir., sales. —HealthStar, Inc. (Randolph, MA): Paul Martinez, mgr., West Coast sales; Robert Holt, mgr., Midwest sales.—CCL Container Aerosol Div. (Chappaqua, NY): Ed Martin, mgr., Northeast regional sales.—Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. (Lincoln, RI): Jeff Marini, mgr., sales, printing presses.—Monarch Marking Systems (Miamisburg, OH): Michael Bevis, senior dir., marketing, Bar Code Solutions business unit.—J&J Mfg. Co., Inc. (Beaumont, TX): Todd Langston, mgr., national sales, Mira-Pak Div. —Creative Packaging Corp. (Buffalo Grove, IL): Tom L. Wilcox, vp, sales and marketing.—Packaging Machines Intl. Inc. (Elk Grove Village, IL): Rob Hahn, dir., sales and marketing. —Stratus Group (Hamilton, OH): James Boule, dir., sales and marketing.—Flexpaq (South Plainfield, NJ): Debra Clarke, mgr., global business.—Sharp Packaging Systems, Inc. (Sussex, WI): Mark Gess, mgr., quality operations.—New England Extrusion (Turners Falls, MA): Thomas C. Burke, mgr., technical products. —DuPont (Wilmington, DE): Jerry H. Palmer, mgr., Eastern sales, Cyrel® Flexographic Packaging Products
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UCB Films Inc. (Smyrna, GA): Andy Newman, president.—AGR Intl., Inc. (Butler, PA): Henry Dimmick, Jr., CEO; Robert Cowden, vp, sales and service.—American National Can Group, Inc.
Dec 31, 1999
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