Business Management - Operations
Micheal Lane has been appointed to the position of CEO of Meyers, a Minneapolis-based brand marketing and commercial printing company. Lane is the first non-family CEO in the company's nearly 70-year history.
Ray Chambers, a well-known voice in the in-plant printing industry, explains why organizations in which top management makes unstructured, random visits to the shop floor and listens to what staff has to say, tend to be more efficient and enjoy greater morale. Though Chambers is from the in-plant segment of the printing industry, his advice can certainly be adapted for package printers and converters.
Christof Naier will take the position of CEO of the Gallus Group, beginning in January 2018. Current CEO Klaus Bachstein has made the decision to leave the company after joining Gallus in 1995 and serving as CEO since 2002. Naier is currently the GM of Gallus's label business and has been with the company since 2012.
With a combination of determination and support, women in the Independent Carton Group have risen to the top of the packaging industry.
At its Annual Meeting, held from Oct. 8-11 in Scottsdale, Ariz., the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) revealed its Converter and Supplier of the Year Award winners. Nick Van Alstine of Macaran Printed Products and Paul Teachout of Nilpeter were this year's recipients.
A passion for creativity and dedication to the industry are just part of why Nick Van Alstine is packagePRINTING’s 2017 TLMI Converter of the Year.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Board of Directors has announced that SGIA, the home to professionals in the industrial, graphic, garment, textile, electronics, packaging and commercial printing communities, and NAPCO Media, a business-to-business media company, have entered a partnership. The platform — PRINTING United, the next evolution of printing expositions in North America — combines the largest printing trade show in North America with the leading producer of multi-channel content for the print community.
This Spring, SCHAWK Nuremberg participated in Flint Group’s FlexoExpert Certification Programme and became an official FlexoExpert.
Keeping up with evolving brand and consumer demands along with rapidly advancing technology, means many package printers will be assessing the latest capital equipment. packagePRINTING recently hosted a webinar sponsored by BOBST outlining the steps you need to know to navigate the capital equipment purchasing process.
Kevin Kwilinski, former CEO of Paperworks Industries, has been appointed as CEO of Fort Dearborn Company, a provider of high-impact prime labels. Kwilinski will succeed Jim Buzzard as CEO.