Plastic Suppliers, Inc. Appoints President and CFO

Mike DuFrayne was appointed President and CFO of Plastic Suppliers, Inc.

Plastic Suppliers, Inc.

Dec 17th, 2019

DuFrayne joined PSi in 2017 and has played an integral part of transforming Plastic Suppliers, Inc. from a distributor/manufacturer of plastic films to a global manufacturer of bio-based films. Mike will be in charge of all day-to-day operations in the U.S .and Europe.
George Thomas will remain CEO and set corporate business and asset strategies and raise capital for growth.

Plastic Suppliers, Inc.

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