Workforce

Alexandria Tech Students Rivers & Leuthold Earn PMG, PMMI Packaging Scholarship

Mathias Rivers and Brendon Leuthold, students at the Center for Applied Mechatronics Program at Alexandria Technical College, split the $5,000 Future Leaders in Packaging Scholarship from Packaging World and PMMI.

January 12, 2022

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Conveying & accumulation

Eric Nelson Appointed Vice President-International Operations and Business Development for Eriez

Eriez

Nelson worked for Eriez previously, serving the company as interim managing director of Eriez-China until 2018.

February 25, 2022

Robotics

Kuka Robotics Builds Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments

KUKA Robotics Corporation

Kuka appointed Casey DiBattista Chief Regional Officer of KUKA North America and Vancho Naumovski Vice President and General Manager of Operations for the United States.

February 24, 2022

Cartoning

Robert Blassick Appointed Chief Financial Officer for Triangle Package Machinery

Triangle Package Machinery Company

He will replace the current CFO, Tim Gasparich, who is retiring. As CFO, Blassick will be responsible for overseeing and analyzing Triangle’s finances and helping provide a vision for the future and plan for scaling Triangle’s business.

February 23, 2022

Sustainability

Daniel Gilbert Appointed President of Placon

Placon

This move recognizes Gilbert's success as Chief Financial Officer and responds to Placon’s accelerated growth strategy.

February 23, 2022

Sustainability

Lori Gobris Joins Michelman as Global Marketing Manager for Circular Economy

Michelman Inc.

She will be responsible for Michelman's global market strategy and programs that enable sustainable packaging solutions for the Circular Economy within its Printing & Packaging business segment.

February 22, 2022

Sustainability

Keith Edwards Appointed Vice President of Business Development for Danimer Scientific

Danimer Scientific

In this role, Edwards will focus on growing market opportunities for Danimer’s biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastic as the it continues to expand its manufacturing capacity.

February 15, 2022

Flexible packaging

Brian Hodek Named Director of Food and Beverage for Glenroy Inc.

Glenroy, Inc.

As the Director of Food and Beverage, Hodek will lead the company to grow and expand its reach in the food and beverage industries.

February 1, 2022

Plastics/resins

Xampla Opens New Lab, Expands Key Teams

Xampla

Xampla, manufacturer of natural alternatives to single-use plastic, expanded its commercial and technical teams with the addition of seven new hires and opened a new Cambridge laboratory.

February 1, 2022

Operational Excellence

Supply Chains Improving? | Welcoming Natalie Craig to Packaging World

As I sit down to type this, it’s 10°F in Chicago, it’s dark by 4:30 p.m., the Bears are in year 37 of their rebuild, and I’m quarantining with COVID-19.

February 1, 2022

Workforce

Patrick Krieger Promoted to Vice President for Sustainability for PLASTICS

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) promoted Patrick Krieger to the newly created role of Vice President for Sustainability.

January 31, 2022

Robotics

Karl Odegaard Named Vice President, Operations for BW Integrated Systems

BW Integrated Systems

As a member of its executive leadership team, Odegaard will direct leadership for the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly teams across the company’s U.S. locations.

January 28, 2022

Sustainability

Evanesce Makes Key Appointments to Management Team

Evanesce

Sustainable packaging technology company, Evanesce, added Angela Rodenburgh as Global Vice President of Marketing and promoted David Chaplin to Director of Operations for Manufacturing, overseeing its South Carolina and Nevada facilities.

January 24, 2022