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    ATLANTIS PLASTICS INC. - The film manufacturer, injection molder and profile extruder headquartered in Atlanta named Kevin Keneally vice president and general manager of its stretch films unit.

    DECEUNINCK NORTH AMERICA LLC - The profile extruder in Monroe, Ohio, named Mark Parrish chief executive officer and president. He succeeds Darwin Brown, who will continue as vice chairman during the transition and then as a director.

    DIMCO-GRAY CO. - The injection molder in Centerville, Ohio, named Michael Sieron chief executive officer and president.

    FALCON GROUP INC. - The consulting firm in Southfield, Mich., named Paul VanSlambrouck executive vice president and chief operating officer.

    H&N PACKAGING INC. - The film converter in Colmar, Pa., named Jerry Decker president.

    INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLASTICS DISTRIBUTORS - The Leawood, Kan., trade association elected Marc Lewis Jr. of Plastique Polyfab Inc. in Quebec president. Also, IAPD presented the Good Egg Award to George Southard of G S Sales in Fishers, Ind.; the Pacesetter Award to Patrick Foose of Harvel Plastics Inc. in Easton, Pa.; and the Paul Davis Award of Merit to Mario Di Iorio of Plastifab Industries Inc. in Quebec.

    ISO POLY FILMS INC. - The custom film maker in Gray Court, S.C., named Russ Joseph vice president of national accounts and customer development.

    NOVA CHEMICALS CORP. - The Pittsburgh-based resin and chemicals maker announced Fred Susami will retire at the end of the year as sales manager for Latin America and will be succeeded by Tom Klein. Doug Rogge, engineering director for styrenics, also will retire. Effective Dec. 1, Mark Kay will become manager of distribution sales and Chuck Magro marketing director for polyethylene.

    PREMIER MATERIAL CONCEPTS - The maker of custom acrylics for thermoforming in Findlay, Ohio, named Kerry Pinion inside sales and service manager.

    PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES INC. - The manufacturer of extrusion equipment in Aurora, Ill., named Peter Lechner vice president of international sales.

    WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. - The auxiliary equipment maker in St. Louis named Chris Eichmann vice president of sales, Sam Sked co-director of North American sales and Scott Voumard global demand and operations planning manager.

    WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC. - The injection molder in Lionville, Pa., named Don McMillan president of the North American pharmaceutical division and Robert Hargesheimer president of a new business unit combining the device group with the recently acquired Tech Group Inc. The unit will operate under as Tech Group.

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    CASTER CONCEPTS INC., a manufacturer of casters and wheels in Albion, Mich., named David Elkins quality director. ... Kurt Swogger, vice president of plastics research and development for Midland, Mich.-based DOW CHEMICAL CO., will receive Management Roundtable's product development and R&D metrics MVP Award. ... MALVERN INSTRUMENTS LTD., an instrument supplier headquartered in Malvern, England, named Oliver Schmitt business line manager for process systems. ... PRECISION AIRCONVEY CORP., a producer of pneumatic conveying equipment in Newark, Del., named Erik Adams global sales manager. ... Z CORP., a three-dimensional printer maker in Burlington, Mass., named G. Thomas Clay chief executive officer, following the company's acquisition by Contex Scanning Technology of Allerod, Denmark.

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