AMERICAN PLASTICS COUNCIL —The Washington-based trade group named Patricia Enneking vice president and Rod Lowman executive vice president and chief staff officer. Enneking had been director of business impact and issues assessment, and Lowman had been acting chief staff officer. APC also named Cathy Norris associate director of education. She will oversee the development and implementation of the APC's educational outreach programs in alliance with the Society of Plastics Engineers.
CREATIVE PACKAGING CORP. — Jim Sonsalla was named an international sales representative of the Buffalo Grove, Ill., designer and manufacturer of custom closures.
DONNELLY CORP. — The Holland, Mich.-based automotive supplier named Mark Stidham vice president of engineering for its North American automotive operations. He had been vice president of engineering and product development for Britax Vision Systems North America.
FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC. —The Linwood, Pa., manufacturer of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer products named John Feenan executive vice president and chief financial officer. He had been CFO of specialty chemical producer LaPorte Inc. Feenan succeeds Kenneth Fuette, who resigned to pursue other business interests.
FOODSERVICE & PACKAGING INSTITUTE INC. — The Arlington, Va.-based trade association named John Burke president. Burke is currently director of federal government affairs for Fort James Corp. He will succeed acting president Joseph Bow, who returned to FPI from retirement in March.
HANDGARDS INC. — Joseph Schulte was named president and chief executive officer of the Northbrook, Ill., supplier of plastic disposables for the food industry.
O'SULLIVAN CORP. — John Crowther was named vice president of the automotive sales group of the Winchester, Va., supplier of flexible vinyl sheeting and cover stock. He had been products manager.
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Color concentrate manufacturer POLYMER CONCENTRATES INC. of Clinton, Mass., named Wayne Prescott vice president of sales and marketing. ... Resin producer ALLIEDSIGNAL PLASTICS named Martin Schena automotive market development manager at its facility in Southfield, Mich. ... Wood Dale, Ill.-based plastics equipment supplier AEC INC. named Ron Pescatore plant manager at its Wood Dale facility. ... ALLSTATE PLASTICS INC. of South Amboy, N.J., named Ken Tober director of sales and marketing. The firm manufactures and distributes polytetrafluoroethylene stock shapes used for o-rings, seals, gaskets and packing. ... MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC., a Hunt Valley, Md., chemicals company, named Neil Gussman manager of marketing communications. ... ARBURG INC. of Newington, Conn., named Kip Doyle to its Michigan sales division. Arburg Inc. is the North American sales and service subsidiary of injection molding machine manufacturer Arburg GmbH & Co. ... Color and additive concentrate producer AMPACET CORP. of Tarrytown, N.Y., named Robert DeFalco executive vice president and Joel Slutsky senior director of corporate strategy and development. ... Single-screw extruder maker MERRITT DAVIS CORP. of Hamden, Conn., named Stephen Peterson vice president of sales. ... MONTELL POLYOLEFINS named Chad Waldschmidt Hivalloy engineering resin alloys sales and marketing development manager for the automotive market. ... DOW POLYURETHANES of Midland, Mich., named Ricardo De Genova global technology leader of its adhesives, coatings, elastomers and sealants business. ... Resin producer NOVA CHEMICALS LTD. of Calgary, Alberta, named the senior executives that will lead the company when it becomes a publicly traded entity later this year. Daniel Boivin will be president of the olefins/polyolefins division, Dale Speiss will be senior vice president of polyethylene sales and marketing, and Wes Lucas will be senior vice president and general manager of the styrenics division. ... FINA INC. of Dallas named Phil Carruthers general manager of high density polyethylene. ... INSTRU-MET CORP. of Union, N.J., named Robert Kingsland general manager. The company is a supplier of mechanically and electrically upgrade load frames, engineering, technical and calibration services. ... Petrochemicals giant EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP of Houston named Barry Aubrey a technical service engineer. ... Exton, Pa.-based compounder LNP ENGINEERING PLASTICS named Steven Stoll senior account manager in automotive marketing. ... Robert Sansbury was named regional manager of the Southeast for Lithonia, Ga.-based WALTON/STOUT INC., a manufacturer of raw material dryers, conveying equipment and engineered systems for the plastics industry. ... Equipment manufacturer ENERCON INDUSTRIES CORP. of Menomonee Falls, Wis., named Dennis Carew a regional sales manager for Corona Treating Systems. ... Mold maker DELUXE PLASTICS INC. of Clintonville, Wis., named Michael Curran general manager.
