On the Move

Published: December 01, 2001

John Kowalski has been named district sales manager for folding carton equipment, mid-Atlantic territory, for Bobst Group, Roseland, NJ.

Lamberti S.p.A., Gallarate, Italy, and Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, have entered into an agreement for the distribution of Lamberti Esacure UV photoinitiators in North America.

Bomarko Medical Packaging, Plymouth, IN, appointed Gary L. Vaughn field sales & marketing manager.

Erhardt + Leimer, Spartanburg, SC, signed an agreement with AFS Entwicklung + Vertriebs GmbH, Neusaess, Germany, for exclusive rights to market and sell AFS corona treatment and perforation equipment in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Paperloop, San Francisco, CA, has appointed Ian Johnston CEO.

Wausau Coated Products, Wausau, WI, has appointed Cheryl Bahr corporate manager of strategic business development. Ben Reif was named director of sales & marketing.

Silvana Canette, managing director of Flexotecnica, has been appointed president of the Italian Manufacturers Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry (ACIMGA), Milan, Italy, for a two-year term.

London Litho, Lincolnwood, IL, named John Zellner Jr. ink technician at its ink formulation laboratory in Minnesota. Jay Hanrahan was appointed director of The Opus Group, the co.'s wholly owned, global consulting subsidiary.

Volker Traudt will head the newly created paper division at Bielomatik Inc., New Hudson, MI.

Rayonier Inc., Jacksonville, FL, has launched the production of NovaThin absorbent cores at its new 12,000-ton/yr, $15 million facility in Jesup, GA.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., West Point, VA, reports it has hired Cordes Porcher as senior technical service representative — graphics.

ChemQuest Group has relocated its corporate headquarters to 8150 Corporate Park Dr., Ste. 250, Cincinnati, OH 45242; ph: 513/469-7555. Daniel Murad has been appointed president. Michael L. Gregus joins as director in the newly opened Crystal Lake, IL, office.