People News: February

Published: February 01, 2009

• Ilene Gordon, president and CEO of Alcan Packaging, is named the Best Executive (for non-services businesses-more than 2,500 employees) at The 5th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

• At tesa tape, Charlotte, NC, Steve Heim is promoted to key account manager for the appliance industry, and Matteo Martinelli is named general manager to head the Mexico affiliate office, Technical Tape Mexico S.A. de C.V.

• The Aluminum Assn., Arlington, VA, announces David Pownall as Associate Member Committee chairman and Jeff Lawrence as vice chairman.

• Gerhardt Intl., Dallastown, PA, names Ian Bates group executive VP and promotes Jim Doedderlein to VP of sales, North America.

• Bob Korowicki retires as president of Vacumet Corp., to be succeeded by Bill Scholle.

• William Morrissey is hired as director of sales at Graymills Corp., Chicago, IL.

• Spartanics, Rolling Meadows, IL, appoints Mike Bacon VP of sales and marketing.

• Thor Petersen becomes director of the distributor program at Pregis Corp., Deerfield, IL.

• Eurotherm, Leesburg, VA, appoints Kim Shipway technical/OEM sales account manager and Ruben Figueroa manager for the Midwest-Western region, both for the plastics vertical industry.