People. Places And Things

Jeff Erickson has been named Executive Vice President of Komo Machine, Inc. Komo Machine also announced that Frank Rubino has accepted the new role as Vice President of Applications and Software and Ed Semrud joined as Vice President of Finance.

Randy Jamison has been named the Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Schelling America, Inc. Jamison has over 22 years of experience in the sales and implementation of panel saws and complete panel sizing.

Matt Houlihan was named North American Distributor Sales Manager of Kleerdex Company, LLC. Houlihan will develop programs and incentives at the distributor level to convert sales of metal and FRP to the proprietary line of Kydex® high performance sheet.

Premier Material Concepts™ (PMC) named Phil Noakes as National Sales Manager.

ZL engineering plastics inc. announced Matthew M. Costello joined its Buena Park, CA team as Product Manager. Costello will support ZL’s distributor partners by cultivating new business via joint calls and targeted marketing activities.

Manufacturer’s Reps Briefs

Plastic Solutions, Inc. announced that Lonny Miller has joined their firm covering the states of OH, IN, MI, KY, TN and NC.

The Tandem Group Inc. announced that they will represent Advanced Polymer Technologies high performance and commodity plastic shapes in the Midwest. APT specializes in high purity shapes and custom sizes and formulations.

Ex-Cel Manufacturing, manufacturers of foamed PVC and polycarbonate sheet, has appointed RDB Marketing Associates as their sales agents for the Western United States and provinces of Canada.

Martino Marketing Group (MMG) announced the retirement of Tom DeSimone. For nearly fifty years, DeSimone has served the manufacturer and manufacturers’ representative.