Plastic Suppliers, Inc. Appoints President and CFO

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

Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
Dec 17th, 2019
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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.

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