People, Places and Things

Andrew J. Werner joins Business Answers International, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida as Vice President. Werner has 27 years plastic profile experience with GE Plastics, Spartech Polycast and Summa Industries.

Total Plastics, Inc., a subsidiary of A.M. Castle & Co. announced two new appointments: David Gabay, Branch Manager of its Cleveland, OH branch and Joe Beuten has been named Branch Manager of its Pittsburgh, PA branch.

Westlake Plastics Company announced Richard L. Garthwaite has been named President and COO of the company. Garthwaite brings to the position over thirty years experience in the plastics industry most recently holding the position of President and COO of CFC International, a specialty coated films company.

Thermoplastic Processes announced that Ramsey Griffen has been named President of the company. Griffen comes to TPI with over 30 years of experience in the plastics industry.

Eastman Chemical Company announced that Phil Begley has been promoted to Director of Eastman’s polyethylene business. Begley, who has been the National Sales Manager For Polyethylene since 2000, has been with Eastman since 1987.

Roncelli Plastics has announced that the company has made several key personnel additions:

Steve Delgado has been hired as Outside Sales Person to cover the Los Angeles territory.

Dan Berry has been hired in an Inside Sales/Estimating position to meet the growing customer base that Roncelli services.

Kathy Ulteras was brought on as a Customer Service Representative.

Roncelli Plastics has also been awarded Preferred Supplier Certification Bronze level from Boeing. Preferred Supplier Certification is only awarded to those vendors that set the highest standards of excellence in quality, delivery and service to Boeing.

ZL engineering plastics Inc. announced David A. Dunn has joined the company as National Sales Manager for Canada. In this newly created position, Dunn has more than a decade of sales and management experience in mechanical and high performance engineering plastic products.

Piedmont Plastics, Inc. opened their newest distribution facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which will be under the leadership of Jeff Kozacki.

King Plastic Corporation announced the appointment of Dick Smythe of RCS Sales as the newest member to King Plastic’s Manufacturer’s Representative sales network. RCS Sales will be responsible for sales in the Midwest Region covering the states of WI, MN and IL.

Scanvec Amiable Ltd., has appointed Danny Harel as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.

NIBCO’s Board of Directors approved the appointments of James Drexinger to Senior Vice President, General Manager, NIBCO, and Steven Malm to Senior Vice President, General Manager TOLCO.

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