APTARGROUP INC. — The maker of polymeric pharmaceutical dispensing packaging in Crystal Lake, Ill., named Vanessa Kanu chief financial officer, succeeding Robert Kuhn, who plans to retire at the end of the year. Kanu will join the company in the fourth quarter as CFO designate.
ARBURG GMBH + CO. KG — The injection molding machine maker in Lossburg, Germany, named Tobias Baur managing director of its sales and after-sales division, succeeding Gerhard Böhm, who is retiring.
AW-LAKE — The flow instrumentation manufacturer in Oak Creek, Wis., named Chris Husson general manager.
BADGER COLOR CONCENTRATES INC. — The masterbatch supplier in Mukwonago, Wis., named Thomas Bernhardt general manager, succeeding Mike Madey, who retired.
BANTAM MATERIALS UK LTD. — The recycled plastics supplier in London is now owned and operated by Managing Director Raffi Schieir, succeeding Vytas Gruodis, who will focus on Bantam Materials International in Montreal.
BYK-GARDNER GMBH — The maker of color-measuring instruments in Geretsried, Germany, named Jörg Krames managing director.
CERTIPUR-US — Michael Crowell, executive director of the nonprofit foam certification program in Rochester Hills, Mich., plans to retire at the end of the year.
CHANNELED RESOURCES GROUP — The manufacturer of liners and films in Chicago named Al Berry release liner ambassador.
CHELSEA BUILDING PRODUCTS INC. — The PVC and composite profiles maker in Oakmont, Pa., named Blake Domin regional sales manager.
CHROMA TECHNOLOGY CORP. — The optical filter manufacturer in Bellows Falls, Vt., awarded its Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research award to professor Sabrina Spencer from the University of Colorado Boulder.
CIRCULAR ACTION ALLIANCE — The Washington-based, industry-funded producer responsibility organization named Kim Holmes executive director for Oregon.
COVESTRO LLC — The producer of polymers and high-performance plastics in Pittsburgh named Victor Ortega senior vice president for its performance materials operations in North America and site manager at Baytown, Texas. Ortega succeeds Demetri Zervoudis, who has retired.
ENSINGER GMBH — The plastics processor in Nufringen, Germany, named Björn Schneekloth managing director.
FORM-ALL PLASTICS CORP. — Alethea Schaeffer is the new owner of the thermoformer in Meriden, Conn.
GRAND TRAVERSE PLASTICS CORP. — The injection molder in Williamsburg, Mich., named Andrew Telgenhof plant manager.
IONIQA TECHNOLOGIES BV — The plastics upcycler of waste PET in Eindhoven, Netherlands, named Michiel Hoogendijk CEO, succeeding founder Tonnis Hooghoudt, who has stepped down.
KI INDUSTRIES INC. — The decorative plastic parts manufacturer in Berkeley, Ill., named Tim Feast of Viskase Cos. and Rick Stanley of Mi-T-M Corp. to its board.
MESIROW FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. — The investment banking firm in Chicago named Rick Weil and Melanie Yermack co-heads of packaging.
MOLD-RITE PLASTICS LLC — The injection molder in Plattsburgh, N.Y., named Mark Shafer CEO, succeeding Jim Fitzgerald, who becomes a senior adviser.
NORDSON PPS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD. — The equipment supplier's polymer processing systems division in Shanghai named Rachel Xu sales engineer for its fluid coating business in the Far East.
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP. — The resin and chemicals maker in Calgary, Alberta, named Elice Lee vice president of treasury.
NOVOLEX — The packaging and foodservice products maker in Hartsville, S.C., named Ted Jackson performance solutions president.
OMNIA EXTERIOR SOLUTIONS CO. — The provider of residential roofing solutions and exterior remodeling services in New Albany, Ohio, named Neal Hemenover chief information officer.
PCS CO. — The mold component maker in Fraser, Mich., named Gregg Van Bogget outside sales representative.
PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE INC. — The trade association in Irving, Texas, named Christian Herrild of Teel Plastics LLC in Baraboo, Wis., its power and communications division chair and Jennifer Reeves of Petroflex North America Ltd. in Gainesville, Texas, vice chair.
PLUSTECH INC. — The joint venture between Sodick Co. Ltd. and Yamazen Corp. to provide injection molding machinery in North America in Elk Grove Village, Ill., named Kohei Shinohara senior vice president.
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. — The coatings and specialty product company in Pittsburgh named Amy Mercante general manager of specialty products.
RAMPF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG — The mixing and dispensing equipment producer in Zimmern, Germany, named Albert Schmid CEO, succeeding Rüdiger Brockmann and Stefan Huber.
Revolution Sustainable Materials LLC — The recycler and plastics processor in Little Rock, Ark., named Scott Coleman CEO and president, succeeding Sean Whiteley, who is leaving the company.
ROBROY INDUSTRIES INC. — The conduit maker in Verona, Pa., named Geoff Twietmeyer general manager of its enclosures division in Belding, Mich.
SIDEL GROUP — The packaging machinery supplier in Parma, Italy, named Pietro Cassani CEO and president, succeeding Monica Gimre, who is stepping down.
SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS — The Danbury, Conn.-based professional society's medical plastics division named Chris Konitzer of Avient Corp. its Most Valuable Division Member.
SOLUTUM TECHNOLOGIES LTD. — The sustainable materials provider in Tel Aviv, Israel, named Daniel Friedmann corporate director and a member of its board.
TEK PAK INC. — The thermoformer in St. Charles, Ill., named Gordy Murphy senior manager of manufacturing operations.
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES — The composite material developer in Morgan Hill, Calif., named David Bernard European managing director.