AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS — The rigid plastic packaging maker in Ann Arbor, Mich., named Eric Roegner president, succeeding Mike Schmitt in mid-November. Schmitt will become executive vice president of Amcor Ltd.
AMERICAN ELITE MOLDING LLC — Robert Sires, founder and CEO of the manufacturer of cable ties in Crestview, Fla., was named one of Florida's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders by Florida Trend magazine.
BASF AG — The chemical and resin supplier in Ludwigshafen, Germany, announced Fried-Walter Münstermann will assume responsibility of its Task Force Process Simplification for BASF SE, Stefano Pigozzi was named president procurement, Peter Schuhmacher president for its Catalyst Division, Detlef Kratz president process research and chemical engineering, and Kenneth Lane was named president monomers for BASF Corp.
BULK HANDLING SYSTEMS — The equipment firm in Eugene, Ore., named Matthias Erdmannsdoerfer managing director of its Max-AI technology.
CIMBAR PERFORMANCE MINERALS INC. — The materials maker in Chatsworth, Ga., named Tom Landels director of distribution and key accounts manager.
EFC INTERNATIONAL — The fastener supplier in St. Louis named global team members for Shanghai EFC Fasteners Col. Ltd., including: Zhanchun Gu as sales director; Tina Li as buyer; Dan Gong as sales engineer; Sunny Li, Gloria Shen and Seven Shen as inside sales account managers; and Carina Liang as logistics coordinator. EFC International Korea named Daniel Kim sales engineer and Alan Ibarra joins EFC Global S de RL de CV as account manager.
ELKHART PLASTICS INC. — The rotational molder in South Bend, Ind., named Hilary Welter marketing manager and Dale Ohlrich as intermediate bulk container sales manager.
GERRESHEIMER AG — The injection molder in Düsseldorf, Germany, named Dietmar Siemssen CEO.
GILMAN BROTHERS CO. — The foam board manufacturer in Gilman, Conn., named Ari Luna business development manager.
GRAHAM ENGINEERING CORP. — The equipment manufacturer in York, Pa., named Michael Wagner aftermarket business development director and Lane Hayes regional sales manager for its blow molding systems.
GURIT HOLDING AG — The composite materials manufacturer in Zürich, Switzerland, named Michael Muser general manager and business unit head for Aero.
HEXAGON COMPOSITES ASA — The composite container producer in Aalesund, Norway, named Jon Smith president mobile pipelines.
INLINE PLASTICS CORP. — The thermoformer in Shelton, Conn., named Alicia Orkisz general counsel and corporate real estate director.
INOEX LLC — The maker of gravimetric and ultrasonic equipment in Lancaster, Pa., named Adam Grier president.
INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES INC. — The Washington-based trade named Scott Wiggins vice president of environmental, health and safety.
KEENE BUILDING PRODUCTS CO. — The plastics processor in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, named Mackenzie Magruder manufacturing engineer and Jacqueline Thomas accounting assistant. Sister coating firm Continental Products named Geoff Lamphier production manager and Colby McCoy business administrator.
NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION — The association in Fort Washington, Md., named Dean Bartles president.
NORDSON CORP. — The Westlake, Ohio-based precision dispensing equipment manufacturer named Jun-ki Song senior service engineer in Asia for its polymer processing systems product line.
PIOVAN NORTH AMERICA — The auxiliary equipment manufacturer in Fredericksburg, Va., named David Harrilla operations director for Universal Dynamics/Piovan North America.
POLYMER LOGISTICS NORTH AMERICA — The Tampa, Fla., provider of reusable transport packaging and merchandising named Eric Biddiscombe country manager, Canada.
REHAU AG & CO. — The manufacturer for the construction, industrial and automotive markets in Muri, Switzerland, named Kurt Plattner CFO and William Christensen CEO, succeeding Rainer Schulz.
ROTOLINE USA — The manufacturer of rotational molding machines in Kent, Ohio, named Craig Yorke international sales manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
SUN PLASTECH INC. — The purging compound manufacturer in Parsippany, N.J., named Hank Moeller and Alex Moneta technical sales representatives.
TEKNI-PLEX INC. — The packaging manufacturer in Wayne, Pa., named Tyler Sun director of strategy and market development Asia, based in Suzhou, China. Howard Ou was named sales director of its Asia operation, headquartered in Suzhou, China and Brian Jacobi was named vice president and general manager of North America operations of Tri-Seal's closure liners business.
VIKING PLASTICS — The injection molder in Corry, Pa., named Adam Auffart vice president of sales and engineering, succeeding Gerald Cox, who is retiring.
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GRAHAM PARTNERS INC., a private investment firm in Newtown Square, Pa., named Tracy Burzycki a senior operating partner. … INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS, a trade group in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., awarded Kishan Singh, CEO of metal packaging firm, MetPac-SA in Rietvalleirand, South Africa, its designation "Certified Packaging Professional."
