In order to continue its growth, Kyocera Document Solutions is sharpening its content focus and customer orientation through additional management and specialist positions.

Manuel Kosok joins the management at grapho metronic Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH.

There will be an even closer partnership between manroland web systems and grapho metronic in the future. Manuel Kosok (34), former Head of Production Management & Project Engineering Automation at manroland web systems now joins the grapho metronic management since June 1, 2014. Together with Peter Rakitsch, he now is in charge of the successful company.

Perstorp has appointed Valentina Serra Holm as Vice President Engineered Fluids, where she will strengthen the group’s focus on key market segments with her experience and expertise from the industry.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation, Pertti Korhonen, has on October 1, 2014 announced his resignation from the position of Chairman of the Board.

Petainer, the leading container manufacturer and supplier of plastic packaging for beverages, has appointed Herman Green as Global Sales Director Large Containers, to strengthen the company's global sales activities.

Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry‐ Wehmiller, is pleased to announce the promotion of Pete Carlson to President of BW Container Systems. BW Container Systems, a division of Barry‐Wehmiller, designs and manufactures a range of integrated packaging machinery solutions for the food, beer and beverage, bakery, personal care, pharmaceutical, and household products industries.

Highcon announced today that Peter Dahmen, designer and paper artist, has agreed to join Benny Landa, Zev Weiss and Mike Ferrari on Highcon's Advisory Board.

Peter Fox has been appointed as CEO of SOMIC Packaging, Inc. A 30-year packaging industry veteran, he has served as the Senior Vice President of Sales since joining the Twin Cities area company in 2014. His promotion signals a clear vision of future success for the manufacturer of end-of-line, retail-ready case packaging machinery.

Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Peter Kushnieruk as manager of OEM sales for the Americas. He joins Paul Hagen to strengthen the US team as part of expansion plans for North and Latin America.

Petri Hakanen has been appointed Senior Vice President Technology (CTO) for UPM as of 1 August 2023. In his new role, Petri will report to Winfried Schaur, Executive Vice President, UPM Biorefining & Technology and lead the company’s research & development, new business development as well as the investment management going forward.

With more than 30 years of international business experience, Mr Petri Tolonen M.Sc. (Eng.) has been appointed CEO of CH-Bioforce Oy, a Finnish developer of biomass fractionation technology. With the new CEO, CH-Bioforce is now commercializing the results of more than four years of intensive research and development.

Managing Director Bernie Eckert Celebrates 20-Year Milestone with Nonprofit

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) is pleased to announce that Dianne Bullas and Dr. Debbie Bohan have joined the PGSF team.