PMMI Announces New 2011 Board Members, Executive Committee

The PMMI membership elected four new members to the PMMI Board of Directors today and the Board of Directors announced its Executive Committee for 2011.

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Sep 16th, 2010
“Every one of these new Board members has already taken an active role in guiding PMMI's progress through their work on committees and engagement in PMMI activities,” said James E. Anderson, PMMI nominating committee chairman and president of Marlen International. "I'm sure these three individuals will be great additions to our Board of Directors and help keep PMMI and North American packaging and processing successful well into the future."Anderson confirmed that the new Board members met PMMI's bylaw requirement that the Board reflect the composition of the PMMI membership in terms of geography and company size. The new Board members' terms will begin January 1, 2011, and enc December 31, 2013.Emmanuel Cerf, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Polypack, Inc.
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