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Jeffrey Kellar Joins Alpha Packaging as President and Chief Executive Officer

Alpha Packaging ("Alpha" or the "Company") announced today that Jeffrey Kellar has joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Alpha, a portfolio company of Irving Place Capital, is a manufacturer and decorator of bottles and jars for the nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, household chemical, and niche food and beverage markets. Mr. Kellar brings more than 20 years of packaging industry experience to Alpha.

Mr. Kellar was most recently President of Hexacomb, a Boise, Inc. company and leading supplier of paper-based protective packaging. Prior to joining Hexacomb, Mr. Kellar was President of Alcoa's Flexible Packaging business and served in various management roles at Tetra Pak, including establishing bottle operations in North America.

“I am excited to join Alpha, a highly regarded and uniquely positioned company in the packaging industry,” said Mr. Kellar. “The Company has an outstanding history of providing high-quality products and service. I look forward to working with the Alpha team to continue providing our customers with superior packaging solutions.”

“We are enthusiastic to have Jeff join the Alpha team,” said Phil Yates, Chairman of Alpha. “Jeff has a proven track record of driving growth with a focus on customer service that will help us realize our strategic initiatives.”
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