Takayuki Ito

FANUC’s chief technical advisor elected IFR president

FANUC Corporation’s chief technical advisor, Takayuki Ito, has been elected the new president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), which represents 3,000 organisations...

James Cropper appoints chief operations officer to accelerate growth

JAMES Cropper has announced the appointment of Richard Broadhead as chief operations officer for paper and packaging. Richard will have leadership responsibility for all elements...
Lee Driscoll, ULMA Packaging

ULMA Packaging appoints new UK sales manager for traysealers

ULMA Packaging has appointed Lee Driscoll as UK sales manager for traysealers. With nearly 20 years' experience selling capital equipment, Lee will be tasked with...
Samantha Neves

Loma appoints first global marketing director

LOMA Systems has appointed its first-ever global marketing director. Samantha Neves brings over 16 years of marketing and strategy expertise from Shell, where she built...
Fabio Grazioli

SIG strengthens senior team with chief supply chain officer appointment

PACKAGING provider SIG has appointed Fabio Grazioli to the group executive board as chief supply chain officer, effective from November 15. Fabio joins from Haier...
Neil Cowley

Pallet pooler appoints new head of network operations

NEIL Cowley has been appointed head of network operations at pallet pooler IPP. He brings three decades of experience within the supply chain of FMCG...
Andy Liles

Emmepi Group Avanti appoints operations director

EMMEPI Group Avanti has announced that Andy Liles has rejoined the team as operations director. Andy initially joined Avanti Conveyors in 2015 as finance director...
Lloyd (left) and Jim (right) Kershaw

Macpac keeps it in the family with key appointments

THERMOFORMED packaging manufacturer Macpac has welcomed Lloyd and Jim Kershaw - the sons of owner and MD Graham Kershaw - into the family-run business. The brothers...
Pepijn Dinandt

Flint Group appoints new CEO

FLINT Group has announced the appointment of Pepijn Dinandt as CEO, effective of September 1. He has 30 years of experience leading organisations across various...
Martin Penney

KM Packaging appoints customer operations specialist

KM Packaging has appointed Martin Penney as a customer operations specialist. Martin has over 15 years of experience in retail and order management, having led...