People & Places
- Published: July 31, 2004
Eugene Bratton is appointed regional sales manager for Folding Carton Products at Bobst Group USA, Roseland, NJ.
Edward F. Gillespie is named president of Fortune Plastics, Old Saybrook, CT.
Dr. Mark Wössner will succeed Dr. Klaus Sturany as chairman of the Supervisory Board at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Heidelberg, Germany.
Flint Ink, Ann Arbor, MI, reports the completion of an upgrade to its plant in Auckland, New Zealand. The facility's manufacturing, product development, and warehousing are now in one site.
At Curtis Packaging, Sandy Hook, CT, John Giusto becomes VP of manufacturing and Michael J. Simko joins as an account executive. Simko will focus his sales efforts within the cosmetics and personal care industries.
Tufco Technologies, Green Bay, WI, receives a $161,600 Customized Labor Training grant from Governor James Doyle to train employees on the expansion of new technology and increased production at its Ashwaubenon facility. Tufco also reports the hiring of Lester R. Smith to lead the company's initiative in Six Sigma process quality implementation.
Kelly Roberts is announced as president and shareholder at Canflexographics Ltd., Brampton, ON, Canada.
At CMM Events, New York, NY, Erich Herbert is named sales director and Paperloop CEO Ian Johnston assumes the presidency.
Tom Roszkowski joins Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay, WI, as mill regional sales manager.
Reiner Leipold-Büttner assumes the newly established position of executive VP for engineering and manufacturing at Bosch Rexroth AG in Lohr, Germany.
The Gravure Assn. of America (GAA), Rochester, NY, announces the recipients of the 2004 Gravure Persons of the Year Awards. They are Thomas Coker, VP and general manager of Sonoco Flexible Packaging, and Thomas A. Quadracci, president and CEO of Quad/Graphics.
Water Ink Technologies, Lincolnton, NC, adds Alan Rogers to its technical sales staff as southeastern regional sales manager.
Amcor Flexibles Healthcare, Mundelein, IL, names Teri Meadow director of personal care and pharmaceutical sales; Stacey Rogers southwest territory sales representative; and Virginia Garner Cullison representative for sales in the southeast territory, including the Caribbean. The company also reports the completion of a 40,000-sq-ft expansion in Mundelein, including two new pouch machines and two new bagmaking machines.
FRM-USA, Los Angeles, CA, names Alan Carey to introduce its line of Smart Inks metallic inks to American printers and converters.
Gibraltar Packaging Group, Hastings, NE, adds Gregory Till as VP of sales.
Jeffrey Damour, engineering manager at Converter Accessory Corp., Wind Gap, PA, is elected VP of CEMA, the Converting Equipment Mfrs. Assn.
