People - May 2009

Published: May 01, 2009

• Dr. Gary A. Baum is designated the 2009 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medalist by TAPPI, Norcross, GA. He served as director of corporate R&D for James River Corp. from 1989 through 1994.

• RotoMetrics, St. Louis, MO, appoints Shaun Pullen regional sales director for Asia. He will head a new sales and support facility in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Ilse Rodewald is named as application engineer-Automated Tape Application, at tesa tape, Charlotte, NC.

• Rich Clements is promoted to COO and VP of operations at Paratherm Corp., West Conshohocken, PA.

• Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses, Lincolnshire, IL, names Greg Kukla regional sales director for the Midwest.

• Dan Gelbart, who retired from Kodak, Rochester, NY, in 2008, is named the recipient of the Robert F. Reed Technology Medal 2008 by the Printing Industries of America, Pittsburgh, PA.

• FLXON, Charlotte, NC, adds Ryan Sharkey in the newly created position of supply chain manager.

• Laminations, Appleton, WI, part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, hires Kris Achterberg as manager of purchasing and supply chain.

• The new Executive Committee of the board of directors for The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership includes Marcia Y. Kinter, board chair; Doreen M. Monteleone, treasurer; and George Fuchs, secretary.

• McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Plano, TX, appoints John McDowell president, Jay A. Luft VP, and Phil Norris sales manager.

• Steve Rach retires from the sales team at MEGTEC Systems, De Pere, WI.

• Pamarco Global Graphics, Atlanta, GA, names Dave McBeth global VP of sales and marketing for the Flexo Div.

• Jeff Davis is now technical salesperson for the southeast territory of Erhardt + Leimer, Spartanburg, SC, covering Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia.

• Rogers Corp., Woodstock, CT, hires Antonio Zecca as sales engineer for printing products in Europe.

• Elgin, IL-based Wisdom Adhesives names Dennis Biazis sales manager for the Midwest and Southeast regions.

• Goldenrod Corp., Beacon Falls, CT, recognizes Russ Roberts as its Direct Salesperson of the Year and CanFlexographics as its Sales Rep Organization of the Year.

• Michael (Andy) Easley, manufacturing services manager at AbitibiBowater, Coosa Pines, AL, has been named TAPPI's 2009 Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding TAPPI Local Section Member.

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