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NEWS PACKAGING

Esko’s Phoenix wins French Billerud gets

new CFO
packaging innovation awards 2011 and has since then held
Krés joined Billerud in

several different positions
within the company includ-
Esko Phoenix was praised algorithms for sheet layout, ing head of group treasury,
for its technical innovation estimation and planning, vice president of group
and named the winner in an the introduction of Phoenix finance and since August
awards ceremony organized underlines Esko’s commit- 2023 as acting chief financial
by Infopro Digital and held ment to delivering innova- officer. ‘I am entirely confi-
at the Élysées Biarritz, Paris. tions that accelerate the dent that Andrei, with his
An AI-driven pre-produc- go-to-market process for strong financial profile and
deep experience within the
tion software for packaging consumer-packaged goods. company, will contribute
and labels, Phoenix reduces With Phoenix, Esko contin- positively to our financial
waste by delivering CAD- ues to provide tools to help development as well as bring
based nesting and imposi- converters do the job better, valuable expertise to the
tion for sheetfed and roll-fed Esko wins packaging innovation awards for AI-backed Phoenix software faster and more efficiently,’ Group Management Team,’
carton and label production. energy crisis and the erosion brings a new approach to said Ivar Vatne, CEO and
president of Billerud.
‘Phoenix rethinks the of margins to material short- step-and-repeat, based on added De Roeck. Delivering ‘It’s very gratifying and an
planning and imposition ages and labor and skills def- the actual print and finish- intelligent distribution, a honor to have been offered
process, unlocking produc- icits, there are many ing production equipment simple drag and drop inter- the role of CFO at Billerud.
tivity improvements with a significant challenges for capabilities on the shop face, out-of-the-box CSV The combination of high-
seamless interface between businesses today. The role of floor, it enables users to plan integration and a user inter- quality products with a
prepress and production technology and innovation faster and smarter combina- face that allows users to strong focus on sustainability
data,’ said Jan De Roeck, is key in surmounting these tion calculations, reducing make the rules, Esko makes Billerud a leader in the
packaging industry, and I
director of marketing, challenges.’ Phoenix is a press changeover and mak- Phoenix is built for packag- look forward to continuing to
industry relations and strat- modern sheet and web lay- eready. ing professionals, by packag- develop the group’, added
egy at Esko. ‘From the out optimization program. It ‘Featuring intelligent ing professionals. Krés.
Flexcon’s medical device American Packaging

tracking, labeling technology leadership transition

This line of label sub- Effective January 1, 2024,
strates meets all perfor- Peter Schottland, current
mance criteria required by CEO and co-chairman of the
the Food and Drug board, will become the
Administration’s (FDA) board’s executive chairman.
unique device identifier Jeff Koch, current president,
(UDI) rule for FDA Class I, Schottland, Koch & Graham
II, and III medical devices will step into the role of ago, expanded in the 1960s
used outside the body. interim CEO until his retire- with my father, Stan
MedFlex reduces complex- MedFlex, a product line of polyester printable films, overlaminates ment on December 31, Schottland’s, leadership and
ity with a simplified prod- 60601-1 3rd edition mark- and printers and give them a 2024, when he will join the continued to grow under the
uct offering, making it ing durability rub tests. head start in delivering board of directors. Ray direction of my brother,
easier for customers and Moreover, MedFlex Plus immediately adoptable, Graham, current executive Steve,’ said Peter
specifiers to select appro- films are UL Verified UL-recognized label materi- vice president and chief Schottland.
priate products for medical (V487460) with six addi- als designed specifically for operating officer, will ‘I am enormously proud
devices. This portfolio fea- tional cleaning agents per the medical device industry,’ become president of APC that my tenure as CEO of
tures a permanent solvent- IEC 60601-1. MedFlex said Melissa David, manager until the end of 2024. Upon American Packaging contin-
based biocompatible products are available for of product management at Koch’s retirement, Graham
adhesive, with raw material immediate UL adoption, Flexcon. ued that legacy. As a team,
components locked down with basic adoption fees ‘MedFlex Plus polyester will become CEO and presi- APC achieved so many suc-
to ensure consistent quality being credited by Flexcon products utilize Flexcon’s dent. Steve Schottland, cur- cesses. I am very proud of
and performance. upon reaching a predeter- best thermal transfer printa- rent co-chairman of the what we’ve accomplished,
MedFlex Plus and mined purchase threshold. ble topcoats. n addition, board, will serve as chair- the company we have built
MedFlex Overlam products ‘MedFlex Plus printable these products are backed man. and most importantly, the
are UL-recognized in polyesters open up market with a 30 percent post-con- ‘Our family-owned com- future in front of us,’ added
accordance with UL/IEC opportunities for converters sumer waste liner.’ pany began over 120 years Peter Schottland.
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