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As board leadership evolves, a vision is firmly in place for the CPA

Thanks for the memories, and the glimpse of the future. Your future with the Contract Packaging Association is packed with excitement and potential. Things are considerably different from just 15 short years ago.

My first term on the association’s board of directors was in the mid-1990s. The association was in its infancy, having started a few years earlier with six forward-looking entrepreneurs and a soon-to-be director who thought contract packagers needed a forum to solve problems. The point? VISION.

Back then, the only functions of the association were semi- annual meetings in the spring and fall. Now the association has its own magazine, sponsors contract packaging-specific trade shows, is a clearinghouse for Requests for Quotes/Information from prospects, and is dedicated to providing opportunities for the betterment of its members. Our associate members provide a treasure chest (largely untapped) of information. The association is the epicenter of the contract packaging industry with its “State of the Contract Packaging Industry” report.

Back in the association’s early days, few CPs had sales of more than $5 million. Today, many exceed $50 million and operate more than 500,000 sq ft of space, and they have multiple, geographically dispersed facilities. Some are international; very few are global. The association began with six members and today numbers about 160, with a 400% increase in just the last six years. The point? GROWTH.

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