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Momentium Packaging (or the “Company”) is excited to announce the appointment of Kevin Trepa as Chief Executive Officer and Harrison Chien as Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”).
“We are excited to welcome Kevin as our new CEO and Harrison as our new COO. Kevin brings strong operational experience and leadership to the team,” said Ronnie Rascia, Chairman of the Momentium Board. “Harrison’s decades of sales leadership will help refine our strategy and drive our growth. We believe the addition of our two newest executives help round out our leadership team, which includes our CFO, Erwin Bette.”
Kevin Trepa served as the COO for the Company prior to his appointment as CEO. He brings more than 35 years of military and business executive leadership experience to the role. “We have a broad set of capabilities across the three companies, Superior Lithographics, General Converting Inc. and Century Box, that were combined to form Momentium. I believe the future is bright as we work closely together as one, nationwide team,” said Trepa.
Mr. Trepa has led global manufacturing, supply chain, and sales teams. Moreover, he has led multiple SAP implementations as Chief Information Officer. He held executive leadership positions at companies ranging from small, family-run businesses to multi-national corporations, including Vice President Global Supply Chain at Sony Electronics and CSCO/COO at Oregon Tool where he led 11 facilities across 7 countries.
Prior to Momentium, Mr. Trepa held a series of transformational COO roles for several private equity-backed businesses. After graduating from Boston University, Kevin served 24 years in the United States Marine Corps including multiple overseas tours. Reaching the rank of Colonel, he spent significant time in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East prior to pursuing an advanced business degree at UC San Diego.
Since March 2024, Erwin Bette has served as Chief Financial Officer at Momentium, overseeing financial strategy, budgeting, risk management, information technology, and human resources.
With over 30 years of international CFO experience, Erwin specializes in optimizing business strategy, centralizing and optimizing financial and business planning, and leveraging data to improve operational efficiency.
Before joining Momentium, Erwin held global CFO positions at several manufacturing companies including Prototek Manufacturing, Performance Fibers, BOC Group PLC and Philips NV. He managed mergers, acquisitions, compliance, risk management, financial and business planning and strategy across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Erwin holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering and an MBA in Corporate Finance.
Harrison ChienMomentium
Harrison is a graduate from the University of Oregon and has completed executive education at MIT, along with certifications in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Salesforce, and sales leadership.
