People & Places

The FBA community mourns the passing of Bruce Benson, former association president, who died peacefully on August 31 at the age of 86. Throughout his distinguished career, Bruce served as both a dedicated leader and passionate advocate for the corrugated industry, earning the respect and admiration of colleagues across the field….

Lissone, Italy based Engico was founded on the awareness of the importance of service. With installations in North America increasing in recent years, Engico America was created to continue to provide excellent service. It is composed of a team of dedicated, young, and trained technicians and staff, headed by Richard Goldberg,…

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced two key updates, naming Ashley Durkin-Rixey as its new Director of Communications and confirming leadership transitions within its Technical Committee. Ashley joins FBA with an extensive background in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, Additionally, FBA’s Technical Committee convened last week for a productive meeting and…

Green Bay Packaging has announced two employee promotions involving its paper mill operations.  Matt Szymanski has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Green Bay Packaging. In this pivotal role, he will lead the paper mills, woodlands, and corrugated packaging divisions. Szymanski has been with Green Bay since 1990 and his…

Biddeford, Maine based Volk Packaging has promoted Cody Sevigny to the newly created role of Plant Superintendent, where he will oversee all production operations. Sevigny has held multiple positions since joining the company, including machine operator, forklift driver, and production supervisor. “Cody has done an exceptional job as a supervisor and…

Patricia Lea “Pat” Carman, beloved wife of John Carman and co-founder of StandFast Packaging, passed away on August 7, 2025, at the age of 88. She was surrounded by family at the Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospice Residence in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. She graduated from Amundsen High School, was admitted to…

Domino continues to grow its digital printing business with the addition of Tom Tripp, as Digital Printing Sales Manager for Corrugated. Tripp will lead Domino’s corrugated business development efforts across North America, focused on sales of the Domino X630i, the company’s digital aqueous inkjet press built for the corrugated market.  …

Heather Cassidy has been named Account Manager for KDV Label. With over a decade of experience in project leadership, customer service and cross-functional collaboration, Cassidy will focus on supporting key customer relationships and delivering service across KDV’s growing markets. …

Domino continues to grow its digital printing business with the addition of Tom Tripp as Digital Printing Sales Manager for Corrugated. Tripp will lead Domino’s corrugated business development efforts across North America, focused on sales of the Domino X630i, the company’s digital aqueous inkjet press purpose-built for the corrugated market.  With…

Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific has announced the retirement of Christian Fischer, who has served as president and CEO since 2017. Fischer will retire from the company at the end of October, ending a tenure dating back to 1989. Beginning in August, he will transition his responsibilities to Mark Luetters, who is…