People in the News

Published: October 01, 2006, By Edited by Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor

Chris Pandis is named head of the Global Market Segment — Packaging at Clariant Masterbatches Div., Muttenz, Switzerland.

Dante Ferrari moves into the newly created position of sales and marketing director at Celplast Metallized Products, Toronto, ON, Canada.

At Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co., Gloucester, MA, German Laverde is appointed director of new business development.

Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, MA, adds Steven Paynter as VP of sales and marketing.

John W. Watson, an environmental/legal contributor to PFFC magazine, moves to the law firm of Baker & McKenzie.

Joining Atlas Material Testing, Chicago, IL, as an authorized technical sales representative is Timothy Lederle.

Mike Fox, formerly senior VP of sales and services, is promoted to president at Screen (USA), Rolling Meadows, IL. Robert Prah, formerly national accounts manager, is appointed VP of sales.

Jim Murphy is promoted to president of Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT, and Mark Panozzo is promoted to president of Converting Systems, including Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Egan, and ER-WE-PA.

Appleton, Appleton, WI, names Kathleen Bolhous VP and general manager of performance packaging.