People & Places

Cicero, Illinois based The Royal Group, a provider of pack aging and displays, announced the addition of three leaders in the Chicago and Wisconsin region. Katie Wilhelm will serve as Senior Vice President-Midwest, John Moulton as the General Manager of Innovative Fiber, and Billy Cozad will be the Regional Sales Manager…

Corrugated industry veteran Paul Joseph Aliprando, formerly of MHIA and SUN Automation Group, passed away at the age of 66, in Baltimore, MD on August 31, 2023. Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 31, 1956, to Tullio Joseph Aliprando and Helen Ann Aliprando, Paul was raised in a strong, traditional…

The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF), co-sponsored by AICC – The Independent Packaging Association and Fibre Box Association (FBA), announced the nominations of Dennis Colley and Pete Watson for induction into ICPF’s Circle of Distinguished Leaders. The program honors exceptional individuals — leaders whose vision, creativity and energy have moved the…

Merrillville, Indiana based Haire Group has announced the appointment of Tina Christiansen as its new Client Services Manager to advance the company’s customer-centric approach. “In 1976, Tom Haire founded our company with philosophy based on taking care of our people, taking care of our customer, doing the right thing and having…

Hosts Gene Marino, President, Akers Packaging Service Group, and Joe Morelli, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Huston Patterson Printers and Lewisburg Printing Co., speak with Steve Young, AICC Ambassador at Large, in “Faith Not Fear,” the latest episode of Breaking Down Boxes. Young has had a birds-eye view of the…

Emeryville, California based Geo. M. Martin Company announced that Dan D’Angelo, Vice President of Sales, has retired after a career in the corrugated industry spanning nearly four decades. Jason R. Smith, National Sales Manager, has been promoted to Vice President of Sales assuming D’Angelo’s position and responsibilities. “I’ve worked alongside Dan…