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January 23, 2020 03:44 PM

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Hollee Keller
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    ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL METALLIZERS, COATERS & LAMINATORS (AIMCAL) — The trade group in Fort Mill, S.C., named Chris Kerscher executive director, succeeding Craig Sheppard, who retired.

    ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC RECYCLERS — The trade group in Washington elected Jaime Camara, of PetStar SAPI de CV, chairman; Roxanne Spiekerman, of Roplast Industries Inc., vice chairman; and Michael Westerfield, of Dart Container Corp., treasurer.

    AWT LABELS & PACKAGING — The provider of labels and flexible packaging in Minneapolis named William Denzen vice president of operations and Scott Farkas senior production engineer.

    CANADIAN GENERAL-TOWER LTD. — The provider of coated fabric and film products in Cambridge, Ontario, named Ben Heersink CEO, succeeding Craig Richardson, who has retired.

    CURBELL PLASTICS INC. — The distributor of plastic sheet, rod, tube and film in Orchard Park, N.Y., named four business managers: John Gregory in Houston, Stephen Foster in Tampa, Fla., Steven Pruitt in Atlanta and Jennifer Wright in Pittsburgh.

    DIVERSIFIED PLASTICS INC. — The injection molder in Minneapolis named Robert Kieval, of IMMR Inc., to its board.

    ENTEK MANUFACTURING LLC — The extruder maker in Lebanon, Ore., named Al Bailey sales engineer.

    FILMTECH INC. — The producer of metallized and barrier film in Bean Station, Tenn., named Lincoln Trent technical sales engineer.

    FLAMBEAU INC. — The injection and blow molder in Baraboo, Wis., named David Jamison plant manager of its Middlefield, Ohio, facility.

    GS INDUSTRIES OF BASSETT LTD. — The injection molder in Bassett, Va., named Tony Helms general manager.

    HAHN GROUP — The industrial automation and robot solutions firm in Rheinböllen, Germany, named Axel Greschitz chief financial officer.

    JAEGER-UNITEK SEALING SOLUTIONS INC. — The thermoplastic and rubber profile extrusion producer in La Porte, Ind., named Colton Phelan sales manager.

    MAROON GROUP LLC — The specialty chemical and resins distributor in Avon, Ohio, named Chris Lupica vice president principal management.

    MEGA POLYMERS — The distributor, broker and compounder of thermoplastic resins in Romeoville, Ill., named Christine Haefelin president, succeeding Bret Garrison now CEO.

    MOTION INDUSTRIES INC. — The distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts in Birmingham, Ala., named Chris Pacer vice president of its central group.

    ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS LLC — The carbon-black producer in Kingwood, Texas, named Vasanth Narayanan and Scott Brewer technical market managers for polymers, Americas region.

    SIMONA AMERICA GROUP INC. — The maker of semifinished products and piping in Archbald, Pa., named Molly Bridger vice president of marketing, based in Marietta, Ga.

    SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS — The professional society in Danbury, Conn., named Michael Greskiewicz director of sponsorships and exhibits.

    SPARTECH LLC — The manufacturer of packaging, rollstock materials, specialty products and visual and structural sheet in Maryland Heights, Mo., named Suzanne Fenton marketing communications manager and JuliAnn Bock human resources director.

    TOOLING TECH GROUP — The tools and assembly equipment maker in Macomb, Mich., named Craig Fullenkamp as its Segen Quick-Change and standard products sales engineer, based in Fort Loramie, Ohio.

    VANDEN RECYCLING LTD. — The recycler in Whittlesey, England, named Derya Eksi to lead its new office in Istanbul, Turkey, Vanden Polimer Geri Donusum AS.

    VINYL INSTITUTE — The trade association in Washington named Jay Thomas sustainability vice president.

    WWP LLC — The cosmetic packaging components provider in Florham Park, N.J., named Josh Kirschbaum CEO.

    Briefly ...

    ARBURG GMBH + CO. KG, an injection molding machine maker in Lossburg, Germany, named Guido Frohnhaus managing director technology and engineering. ... AVANTIUM NV, a biotechnology company in Amsterdam, named Bart Welten chief financial officer. ... COLINES SPA, an extrusion line manufacturer in Nibbia, Italy, named Alessandro Carcano customer service manager. ... EDGEWATER CAPITAL PARTNERS, a private equity firm in Independence, Ohio, named Marcus Pillion an operating partner.

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