People & Places

Lars Schuetzenmeister will serve as Senior Vice President for MCC’s new consolidated Asia Pacific (APAC) business unit. Schuetzenmeister is an MCC veteran who previously served as Vice President of the company’s Asia operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. In his new role, he will add MCC’s Australia and New…

The BoxMaker, based in Seattle, Washington and a leader in custom packaging solutions, reported that Justin Stacey will assume leadership of its Trade Services division, effective December 2024. He succeeds Brett Kirkpatrick, who will be transitioning out of his role as Director of Trade Business after three transformative years with the…

Siegwerk has appointed Manjusha Singh as Chief Executive Officer for the India region, effective immediately. She is the first woman CEO in the Siegwerk Group.   In her new role, Singh will oversee the Siegwerk India operations, a key growth engine within the Siegwerk Group, consistently delivering double-digit growth in recent…

TAPPI Journal (TJ) welcomed four new members to its Editorial Board, continuing the publication’s longstanding commitment to provide comprehensive, peer-reviewed research to the forest products industry. These new members will lend expertise in their respective areas, as described below, by guiding individual papers through the publication process in conjunction with peer…

Salt Lake City, Utah based Packsize announced it has appointed JD Ellis as the company’s chief legal officer (CLO). Ellis comes to Packsize with nearly two decades of experience in leadership roles with global organizations. As a member of the Packsize executive team, Ellis will oversee the company’s global legal, compliance,…

Waukegan, Illinois based The Visual Pak Companies announced the expansion of its commercial operations team, designed to elevate customer support and drive market growth. The newly structured team will include New Business Development Managers, Account Managers, Project Managers, and Customer Service representatives. This strategic expansion aims to provide comprehensive coverage and…

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced the election of Stephen R. Scherger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Packaging International, as its new Board Chair. Scherger’s leadership and commitment to the paperboard packaging industry have been pivotal in driving both innovation and sustainable growth, making him a natural…

Breaking Down Boxes, the popular podcast from AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, releases a new episode featuring Fabien Val-Duprez, CEO and owner of CUIR. Hosted by Simona Georgescu of Adduco Communications and Mike Schaefer of Tavens Packaging & Display, the episode provides a rare and heartfelt look into Val-Duprez’s journey from…

Kingsey Falls, Quebec based Cascades Inc. announced organizational changes designed to support the company’s strategic growth by strengthening alignment, increasing agility, improving execution and accelerating decision making within the organization. These changes will take effect on November 11. These changes will combine its containerboard and specialty products (SPG) activities into a…

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), a nonprofit organization working to build the future workforce of the graphic communications industry through educational scholarships, announced this year’s recipient of the Annual John Berthelsen Award is Pat Klarecki, Professor of Graphic Media Management and Graphic Communications at Ferris State University in Michigan….