The Flexible Packaging Association is pleased to announce its 2008 Board of Directors. In accordance with FPA bylaws, the executive vice chairperson of the previous year succeeds the chairperson at the end of the chairperson’s term. Directors are elected by FPA voting members through mail ballot. They are elected for a term of one year and assume their directorship at the FPA Annual Meeting.

OFFICERS:
Chairman of the Board – George Thibeault, Constantia Hueck Foils LLC
Immediate Past Chairman – Ilene Gordon, Alcan Packaging
Executive Vice Chairman (chairman-elect) – James E. Love, Printpack Inc.
Treasurer – Michael Impastato, Flint Group
President (non-voting member) – Marla Donahue, Flexible Packaging Association

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT LARGE:
John Baumann , Ampac Packaging LLC
William Burke , Nordenia USA
Hans Deamer , Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation
Jim Mize , Sealed Air Corporation
Richard Pettifor , Sun Chemical Corporation
Pat Woods , The Robinette Company
Peter B. Schottland , American Packaging Corporation – Advisor to Executive Committee
DIRECTORS:
Peter Brues – Amcor Flexibles, Inc.
Dale Brockman – ISO Poly Films, Inc.
Thomas J. Bryce – Bryce Corporation
Lou Clark – Flint Hills Resources, LLC.
Fred Crowe – Exopack, LLC.
Jeff Dowd – Belmark, Inc.
John Hotz – NOVA Chemicals, Inc.
Jeff Kellar – Reynolds Packaging Group
Tim Kolakowski – DuPont Company
Jeffrey Lammers – Bemis Company, Inc.
Larry L. Lanham – Polymer Packaging Inc.
Ryan Madigan – Master Packaging
Ken Swanson – Pliant Corporation
Paul Nietvelt – Dow Chemical Company, The
John Norder – Rohm and Haas Chemicals, LLC.
Jerry Parker – LyondellBasell Industries
David Price – ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Irv Robinson – Robbie Manufacturing, Inc.
Madeleine Robinson – LPS Industries, LLC.
Rob Tiede – Sonoco Flexible Packaging