Forum 2010 - POY

Brenan Riehl, president & CEO of Vermont injection molder GW Plastics Inc. poses with the big hardware (and PN editor Bob Grace) after his firm is named PN's 2009 Processor of the Year.

Members of two-time Processor of the Year finalist firm PolyPipe pose for the camera. From left: Lee Mizell – Executive VP of Sales & Marketing; Sam Hillin – Chief Financial Officer; Dan Gaines – Director of Pricing & Customer Service; Jeff Longsworth – VP of Operations; and Jim Moore – Chief Executive Officer.

William Wilson, CEO of Montrose Molders Corp., acknowledges the cheers from the crowd after accepting his firm's Processor of the Year finalist award.

The Plastikos Inc. team, from left: president & general manager Philip Katen; manufacturing manager Rob Cooney; and engineering manager Ryan Katen celebrate their firm's Processor of the Year finalist award.

Alex Mastorakos, global sourcing director of plastics for medical device giant Boston Scientific Corp. (left) and PN's Bob Grace catch up.

It's a party! (L-R) Teresa Schell, marketing manager for Plastic Components Inc; Bryan Osborne, sales & marketing VP for Venture Plastics; Daniele Fresca, marketing director for IQMS; Glenn Nowak, VP for IQMS; Nancy Flamm, VP & Controller for IQMS; and Randy Flamm, President for IQMS.

First American Plastic Molding Enterprise officials are all smiles: (L-R) VP Bob DePerro, President Bill Bartlett and VP of Sales Steve Erickson.

Company meeting? Members of Ohio sheet extruder Rowmark LLC (L-R): Rich Zydonik, VP-sales & marketing; President/CEO Duane Jebbett; and Roger Jean, general manager of custom sales & auxiliary products.

And the crowd goes wild! The audience applauds the winner and finalist companies during the Processor of the Year Award ceremony at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa.

Plastics News VP/Group Publisher Tony Eagan (left) visits with Tom Duffey, president and owner of Plastic Components Inc., last year's Processor of the Year Award winner.