PMMI presents new officers, Board of Directors

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, elected four members to the Board of Directors and announced its 2016 Executive Committee at the opening session of its Nov. 9, 2015 annual meeting.

Nov 10th, 2015
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PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, elected four members to the Board of Directors and announced its 2016 Executive Committee at the opening session of its Nov. 9, 2015 annual meeting.

Paul Irvine, CEO of Plexpack Corp., will serve as chairman; Mark Anderson, president and CEO Pro Mach, Inc., will be the vice chairman and Bill Crist, CEO, Kliklok-Woodman will become Immediate Past Chairman.

Joining the Board will be Ed Howe, president, Enfield Technologies; David Navin, president, Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.; Pat Vincent, president and COO of Arrowhead Systems, Inc.; and Nancy Wilson, CEO, Morrison Container Handling Solutions. Their three-year terms will run from Jan. 1, 2016 through Dec. 31, 2019.

“Our latest additions to PMMI’s Board of Directors met strict criteria to govern, as they will lead our initiatives to connect the global makers of goods with their processing and packaging suppliers,” says PMMI Immediate Past Chairman Rick Fox, Jr., who chairs the Nominating Committee.

PMMI’s 2016 Executive Committee and Board of Directors:

Chairman: Paul Irvine, CEO, Plexpack Corp.

Vice Chairman: Mark Anderson, president and CEO, Pro Mach, Inc.

Immediate Past Chairman: Bill Crist, CEO, Kliklok-Woodman

Rick Allegretti, president and CEO, ARPAC LLC

Dale Andersen, president/CEO, Delkor Systems, Inc.

Emmanuel Cerf, vice president of Sales, Polypack, Inc.

Wayne Goldberg, president, Econocorp, Inc.

Ed Howe, president, Enfield Technologies

Matt Lerner, vice president, Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.

David Navin, president, Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Martin Prakken, CEO, BluePrint Automation

Ole Rygh, president and CEO, Ryson International Inc.

Gary Saunders, president/CEO, Magnum Systems Inc.

Alan Shuhaibar, president,BellatRx Inc.

Gary Tantimonico, vice president, PDC International Corporation

Jonathon Titterton, director of Sales and Marketing, Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc.

Pat Vincent, president and COO, Arrowhead Systems, Inc.

Mike Wagner, business manager, Rockwell Automation

Nancy Wilson, CEO, Morrison Container Handling Solutions


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