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November 02, 2020 01:45 PM

People in Plastics: Week of Nov. 2-6

Hollee Keller
Editorial Research Coordinator
Plastics News Staff
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    AMERICAN ELITE MOLDING LLC — Robert Sires, founder and CEO of the manufacturer of cable ties in Crestview, Fla., was named among Florida's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders for 2020 by Florida Trend magazine.

    AQUA-PAK INDUSTRIES LTD. — The expanded polystyrene product manufacturer in Surrey, British Columbia, named Josh Plamondon CEO.

    ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL METALLIZERS, COATERS AND LAMINATORS — The trade group in Fort Mill, S.C., has established the AIMCAL Hall of Honor to recognize significant contributions to the group and the roll-to-roll industry. The first five honorees are Charles A. Bishop, a longtime member of AIMCAL's Technical Advisory Committee; AIMCAL's first two technical consultants, Edward D. Cohen and Eldridge M. Mount III; Chuck Larsen, AIMCAL president from 1995-96 and CEO of Celplast Metallized Products Ltd. in Toronto; and past Executive Director Craig Sheppard.

    AVIENT CORP. — The compounder and distributor in Avon Lake, Ohio, named Cathy Dodd senior vice president, president of distribution.

    BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC. — The plastics packaging maker in Evansville, Ind., named Jill Rahman, chief operating officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, to its board.

    CHROMA COLOR CORP. — The color concentrates maker in McHenry, Ill., named Mike Crosby vice president and general manager of its Epolin business unit.

    CONSTANTIA FLEXIBLES — The flexible packaging products and labels manufacturer in Vienna, appointed Richard Kelsey, the senior vice president of finance consumer, interim chief financial officer, succeeding Tanja Dreilich.

    CUSTOM PROFILE — The profile extruder in Grand Rapids, Mich., named Steve Maxson vice president of sales and marketing.

    ENGEL AUSTRIA GMBH — The maker of injection molding machines in Schwertberg, Austria, named Johannes Kilian head of process technologies.

    FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION — The trade group in Annapolis, Md., named Jonathan Quinn, the e-commerce packaging market manager for Nova Chemicals Inc., chairman of its new Emerging Leadership Council. The group is dedicated to establishing a network of future leaders to drive issues and opportunities that will have a long-term impact on advancing the U.S. flexible packaging sector.

    GELEST INC. — The manufacturer of organosilicon compounds, metal-organic compounds and silicones in Morrisville, Pa., named Barry Arkles CEO and Jonathan Goff chief technology officer.

    GEON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS — The compound and contract manufacturer in Avon Lake, Ohio, named Jérôme Beguerie chief human resources officer.

    HERRMANN ULTRASONICS INC. — The ultrasonic welding equipment maker in Bartlett, Ill., named Uwe Peregi president.

    JENOPTIK AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA — The operating technology group in Rochester Hills, Mich., named Steve Green president.

    KOENIG & BAUER INC. — The printing press equipment maker in Dallas named Daniel Vilchez North and Latin America area sales director for Flexotecnica.

    PELICAN PRODUCTS INC. — The maker of high-performance protective cases in Torrance, Calif., named Lance Ralls chief information officer.

    POWERHOUSE ENERGY GROUP PLC — The technology company commercializing hydrogen production from waste plastic in Bingley, England, named Kirsty Gogan a nonexecutive director and Tim Yeo chairman, succeeding Cameron Davies, who will continue as a nonexecutive director.

    PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP. — The custom sheet extruder in Richmond, Ind., named Thomas Priewe territory business manager.

    RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC. — The film extruder in Sioux Falls, S.D., named Brian Meyer vice president for engineered films.

    SHAW DEVELOPMENT LLC — The supplier of fluid-management systems for heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles in Bonita Springs, Fla., named Jim Walker to its board and Keith Luomala CEO and president.

    SPARTECH CORP. — The thermoformer and producer of molded and profile products in Clayton, Mo., named John Inks CEO, Matt Gisoni supply chain and sourcing vice president and Dave Gorenc vice president of manufacturing.

    TEKNI-PLEX INC. — The packaging manufacturer in Wayne, Pa., named Brenda Chamulak president of its newly created packaging products division. Chamulak was previously CEO, SVP and president at Jabil Packaging Solutions.

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    HF MIXING GROUP, a provider machinery for tire manufacturers in Freudenberg, Germany, named Ian Wilson Co-CEO. ... MAHR INC., a dimensional metrology equipment manufacturer in Providence, R.I., named Josh Howlett northeast regional sales manager and Celina Ortiz quality assurance manager.

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