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Welcome to CPA & Let us Embrace Sustainability for 2023

CPA President, Jerry Thompson, encourages members to engage in sustainable practices for a more environmentally stable future.

Jerry Thompson, CTI president and founder and CPA president.
Jerry Thompson, CTI president and founder and CPA president.

Dear Members,

I hope you are enjoying your summer so far and that this letter finds you in good health and revved up with green energy. I am the new President on the Contract Packaging Association (CPA) board. 

A little bit about me, especially for those who missed CPA’s ENGAGE event this last February, 2023. I have been a member of the CPA for 11 years. I started my own contract packaging business, Combined Technologies Inc. (CTI), in 2000, based in Bristol, Ind. with corporate offices in Libertyville, Ill. I am thrilled to see the increase in our membership in the last few years.  

My aspiration during my term is for us to share a vision of building a sustainable future through our actions as individuals and as manufacturing companies.  As a passionate advocate for sustainability, I believe that each step we take can make an impact on our planet and further the trends of change.  Due to the immediate needs of our nation, we should strive to take as big of a step as we can within the packaging world.

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