People. Places And Things

PALRAM Americas, Inc. announced that Michael Howser has been promoted to Managing Director of PALRAM Americas, Inc. Howser will be responsible for directing all aspects of the Corporation and its products lines.
Also, Stan Schultz has been appointed Director of Marketing. Schultz has over 17 years experience in corporate marketing and last held the position of President of SPS International. SPS was recently acquired by PALRAM Americas, Inc.

Jochen Feldmann has been appointed to the Management Board of SIMONA AG.

Komo Machine, Inc. has promoted Sheldon Prom to International Sales Manager. This promotion will help strengthen Komo’s presence in the international market. Separately, Komo is expanding its reach further into China with the opening of its new technology center in Nanjing, China in association with PMC China. AmeriLux International LLC, a leading manufacturer and distributor of multiwall, solid and corrugated polycarbonate sheets and corrugated and trimboard PVC panel products has announced the appointment of Stephanie Schwartz as Customer Relations Manager.

Roncelli Plastics, Inc. announced that Riley Cole has been promoted to President and Greg Fisher has been promoted to Vice President/General Manager.

Professional Plastics welcomed Edward Atkinson to the company. Atkinson will be heading up the Asian operations out of Taipei, Taiwan. Also, Professional added Lonnie Coronado to Outside Sales for the Houston, Texas branch.

MultiCam, Inc. has promoted Galen Derrickson to Water Jet and Laser Product Manager. Derrickson joined MultiCam in 1993.

Brown Machine, LLC appointed Dan Brown North American Cut Sheet Sales Manager. Brown will be responsible for sales of all cut sheet thermoforming machines/ systems.

Innovative Paper Technologies, LLC, announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Hall as Director of Sales and Marketing. Hall joins IPT with over 20 years experience in the electrical market.

Scott Burns has been named Product Manager of Kleerdex Company, LLC. Burns will be responsible for sales and marketing of Kydex® thermoplastic sheet products in North America.

Manufacturers’ Rep News

Martino Marketing Group (MMG) announced the addition of Global Laminates Inc. of Agawam, Massachusetts to its product offering. Global Laminates, a leading supplier to the PCB industry for over 25 years, has been well known for their line of copper-clad rigid, innerlayer and composite substrates.
Global and MMG are joining forces to support the new product offerings they are adding to their inventory. Global presently has inventory of FR4 and G10 and plans to include paper, linen and canvas Phenolic stock shapes.

ZL engineering plastics inc. announced that Cartier & Wilson Co. will represent their product line in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

Dan Dickens, Brian Billups and Paul Brust formed a new manufacturers’ representative agency, Pacific Polymer Group, covering the Western United States and Western Canada.
They have been appointed as representatives for Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products, Inc., the world’s leading producer of mechanical shapes. Their representation also includes Quadrant’s recently acquired Poly Hi Solidur business, the world’s leading producer of UHMW.
Brian Billups is based in Southern California; Dan Dickens covers Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Western Canada and Paul Brust, based in Northern California, covers accounts in Northern California, Northern Nevada, Utah and Idaho.