PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies,announces its second annual On the Rise Awards winners. Developed by PMMI’s Emerging Leaders Committee, the awards recognize 12 young professionals who have demonstrated leadership potential in packaging and processing. The winners of the 2019 On the Rise Awards are:
Jeremy Despota, Service Engineer, A-B-C Packaging Machine Corporation
Paul Krechel, International Sales Manager, Dairy & Senior Market Manager, Protein Industries Deville Technologies, LLC
Britny Lochowitz, Mechanical Project Engineer, Busse/SJI Corporation
Loren Starr Luck, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Shibuya Hoppmann Corporation
Emmanuel Myers, Controls Engineer, ROVEMA North America, Inc.
Alexander Nunnally, Business Analyst, ID Technology – a division of ProMach
Haley Parizo, Sales Operations Manager, Soft Robotics, Inc.
Garrett Price, Market Manager, H.B. Fuller Company
Travis Robert, Manufacturing Manager, RND Automation
Guillaume Savoie-Lavigueur, R&D Supervisor, NJM Packaging
Robert Schmelzer, Applications Specialist, Mettler Toledo
Tarique Walters, Electro Mechanical Technician, Pineberry Manufacturing
PMMI On the Rise winners meet the following nomination criteria: entry-level young professional employed by a PMMI member company for at least one year; displays leadership potential at the company and a desire to advance his/her career in packaging and processing.
“PMMI and the Emerging Leaders Committee are excited to honor these young professionals for their extraordinary leadership qualities in the packaging and processing industry,” says Greg Berguig, vice president of sales and marketing, PAC Machinery and chair of the PMMI Emerging Leaders Committee. “Their efforts continue to make an impact on the future of our industry. On the Rise Awards provide these rising stars with an opportunity to further their professional development in packaging and processing, meet others in the industry and learn more about PMMI.”
Award winners were honored at PMMI’s annual meeting on Nov. 4, in Cincinnati. Read more about the winners and On the Rise Awards here
