Take a look at the experts confirmed so far to present at E-PACK Europe 2021 this December in Amsterdam.
Tania's experience in packaging manufacturing, marketing and innovation spans nearly 20 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Hautes Études Commercials (HEC) in Montreal, with focus in marketing management. Ambitious and determined, Tania is successful at discovering new customer insights, and developing sustainable solutions that fulfill unmet market needs. She's passionate about the circular economy and thrives on identifying innovative & sustainable ways to redesign e-commerce packaging.
Bruno Guanziroli is responsible to develop the packaging market in particular where it concerns the automation of the packaging process for shipment. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and in business administration. He has a broad experience in opening new markets, launching new products, in the field of startups and in strategic marketing.
Karl is working with innovation in the division Packaging Solutions at Stora Enso. Karl’s passion for sustainability and innovation comes in handy when working with both local and global customers in facilitating innovation workshops, business development projects and other customer cases of reducing or eliminating plastic waste. A M.Sc in Chemistry and experiences from many pulp & paper mills helps in the technical discussions. The world needs o become more circular in resource usage and Stora Enso wants to be part of the solution, everything that is made from fossil today can be made from a tree tomorrow!
After 9 years in the retail Branko started with DPDHL in 2002. He fulfilled several roles in different functions, including sales, operations, marketing and project management. He now is board member of DHL Parcel Benelux and holds the responsibility for International business and the Strategy development. One of his responsibilities is to achieve the ambitious GoGreen and Clean production targets. To do so he acknowledges the power of innovation and cooperation.
David has been fascinated by marketing since his childhood. The first 10 years of his working life, he spend in management consulting, focusing on fixing strategic and growth challenges for CPG companies in US and Europe.
In 2005 he joined Perfetti Van Melle and took care of various candy brands in Benelux, focusing on innovation and impactful communications. Besides strong brand growth, the work was recognized with a Golden Effie and a British Design Effectiveness award. From 2010 to 2015 he was responsible for Marketing and Trade Marketing teams in Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam – achieving 5 years of consecutive double-digit growth for the brands in this emerging South East Asian country.
Since 2015 he is Perfetti’s Global Ecommerce Lead, supporting operating companies around the globe to quickly develop e-commerce skills and achieve above fair share in this emerging new eco-system.
The driven sales expert gained 5 years’ work experience at PON in financial services for Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Porsche, prior deciding to move back to his hometown, where he made a career switch to logistics.
Almost accidently Pieter then entered the world of DHL and worked over 10 years in Sales for this company. His passion for packaging and sustainability grew and where the baseline for his decision to join Mondi in 2020. Since then he is part of the international Mondi MailerBAG team where he is given the opportunity to consult large retailers on how to meet their sustainability goals. In his current role as eCommerce Manager Benelux and United Kingdom, he feels privileged to contribute to a better world by bringing packaging solutions, which are sustainable by design, closer to customers.
Armin joined Thimm in 2015 in the newly created role of Market Specialist Ecommerce and is responsible for developing Thimm’s position as leading packaging- company for brands and solution provider. Before joining Thimm, Armin worked in the logistics industry, in different roles, always customer and brand oriented to support business growth and brand experiences.
Ted Samotis, HP WW Director of Corrugated GTM for the PageWide Industrial business, has been involved in the graphic packaging industry for over twenty years, and he is a passionate innovator and leader in the digital transformation of the corrugated industry.
Prior to joining HP, Ted lead the formation and growth of Georgia-Pacific’s Hummingbird digital packaging arm in North America. Hummingbird was the first in North America to install a T400S and T1100 for corrugated pre-print application.
Ted has extensive experience in the graphic packaging and display industry having served in diverse roles from supervisor to Vice President and General Manager with multiple organizations, including Chesapeake Corporation, Menasha Packaging, and Georgia-Pacific.
Prior to joining the business community, Ted served as an officer in the U.S. Army upon his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point.
Ted and his wife, Suzette, reside in Erlanger, KY where they raised their five children.
Oliver is a Director of Procurement & Packaging Engineering at Dell Technologies. In addition, he is recognized within the Dell Technical Community as a Distinguished Engineer – Supply Chain. Oliver has become one of the most influential thought leaders in the packaging industry by combining innovation, supply chain, and sustainability best practices. Under his leadership, Dell introduced industry changing materials such as bamboo, mushroom, molded paper pulp, ocean bound plastic and pollution ink.
These materials are environmentally healthier and offer lower cost and better performance which all results in delighted customers and a more sustainable planet.
Oliver’s accomplishments have been highlighted for their business and social influence by The Wall Street Journal; Fast Company in their 2019 Most Innovative Companies; Fortune in their 2017 Change the World Companies; and LinkedIn in their 2017 Top Companies to Work For. Additionally, the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show recognized his pioneering work in Ocean Plastic with a Best of Innovation Award. In 2021 he was named to the Technical Advisory Board for the Tom Ford Plastic Challenge. While at Dell he has been awarded 2 US Patents with additional ones pending.
Brent Lindberg is annoying, and he knows it. With a curiosity that rivals George, he has a habit of relentlessly asking questions like a 5-year-old. And anyone who knows him can tell you he has an obnoxious appetite for the unexpected. But somehow these odd traits create a perfect storm for real innovation. This has become the culture of Fuseneo, the packaging innovation team he formed over a decade ago. Together they help brands find unexpected opportunities in packaging by combining daring creativity with serious expertise.
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Daniel Nordigården is a Partner with McKinsey & Company based in Detroit. He serves clients globally, focused exclusively on the paper and packaging industry. Daniel has deep expertise across packaging substrates, end uses, and regions as well as extensive experience in strategy, operations, sustainability, and private equity. He also leads McKinsey’s global work around “Packaging 2030” and sustainability in packaging.
Jim Chrzan is the VP of Content and Brand Development for PMMI Media Group, publishers of Packaging World, Healthcare Packaging, Automation World, ProFood World and OEM Magazine.
Jim has traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe covering and presenting at conferences focusing on e-commerce, sustainability, automation, logistics and serialization. In his spare time Jim plays keyboards in a Grateful Dead/Bob Dylan tribute band.
Brought up in a family of printing and paper production and 15 years at H&M HQ marketing department working with innovation, building our supplier network, the startup of our sustainability work and wow with Point of sale material it was a complete match when I started to work with H&M group customer packaging 9 years ago. Taking our innovation and sustainability work within packaging for our stores and growing E-com sales to the next level, setting our packaging strategy and having the possibility of making sure we are leading the way to a more sustainable future is still my passion and the journey has just begun.
Arco Berkenbosch began his career as a consultant for private packaging businesses, advising international B2B and B2C companies on packaging solutions. He was appointed Vice-President of Innovation and Development at Smurfit Kappa in 2008. In more than 20 years of working in packaging innovation Mr Berkenbosch has collaborated with many brand owners as well as with small startups. He believes that today there are more opportunities than ever to develop innovative and creative packaging solutions to grow business.
Jonne believes in creating value through sustainability. He founded a sustainability consultancy Natural Interest Ltd. in 2006 and in 2012 co-founded reusable packaging startup focused on sustainability and simplicity. RePack is an award winning European startup based Helsinki, Finland.
Clemence Viviani is European Category Manager for E-Commerce at DS Smith.
She joined DS Smith 6 years ago and had the opportunity to evolve through different roles in Marketing and Innovation, in Europe and the US.
Now specialising in the exciting and growing environment of e-commerce, where it’s important to adapt quickly to the trends and changes in the market.
Liz Logue became EFI’s VP of Inkjet Customer/Brand Engagement and Strategy in 2019, a new role focused on helping EFI’s digital corrugated customers engage with brands. Logue’s work helps drive market awareness about digital printing and value it brings to the consumers. She also researches and develops strategies to extend EFI’s inkjet technology portfolio into additional new markets that can benefit from the and continuing analog to digital transformation in print manufacturing.
Prior to taking her current role, Logue was Vice president of Corporate Business Development, and Ink Jet strategy at EFI. In that position, she was responsible for planning, market evaluation and execution behind strategic M&A and new market development activity. Her work has included directing or assisting in EFI’s strategic moves into ceramics, textiles and corrugated packaging, working with engineering, ink and software teams to implement the correct solutions for target markets.
Prior to joining EFI in 2008, Logue worked for 10 years in various roles at IT Strategies, a specialized strategic consultancy company focused on the digital print industry. In her roles she advised hardware, ink and software vendors on corporate, product and M&A strategy. She also managed research initiatives, maintained industry relationships and kept abreast of the latest technology developments.
Markus started with UPM in 2011. Today he is responsible for both the sales of the flexible, barrier and kraft packaging papers and technical consultation at some key accounts and in the Central Europe area generally. UPM Specialty Papers’ customers, e.g. brand owners, retailers and converters, are looking for sustainable packaging materials today. He is also creating strategic relationships to the other stakeholders in the growing e-commerce business today. During his UPM career Markus has held senior sales management positions in the UPM Communication Papers for the graphical end uses.
Previously, Markus started at the Finnish Pulp and Paper research Centre. After changing to a family owned paper company, Myllykoski Oy, he has worked in different positions of product development, marketing and sales. In addition, Markus has increased his knowledge of packaging business when leading a sales team at Finnish packaging film manufacturer, Rani Plast.
Markus has the degree of Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology in papermaking and printing as well as the Master of Business Administration, Swedisch School of Economics.
With 35 years of experience in the printing and packaging industry, Nigel Tracey re-joined BOBST in September 2021 after having spent 10 years driving the digitalization of the packaging industry with such companies as Highcon and Scodix.
Having studied at the London College of Printing, he started his career in tool making for the printing industry before originally joining BOBST back in 2001. At BOBST, he started in the folding carton industry with die-cutting and folder gluer products before moving to gravure printing and then focusing on sales management.
Part of his digital packaging experience is in customer business development, having become very familiar with setting up new sales and marketing approaches for converters as well as training and guiding converters’ sales teams in digital tactics.
From product development through to digital business cases, Nigel has been fortunate enough to have had a wide range of experience in the packaging industry.
A passionate & entrepreneurial business mind, Daniela cares deeply about customer-centricity, collaboration, sustainability, innovation, digitalisation and the future.
All of that is reflected in her position as Group eCommerce Director at Mondi, where she shapes the Group’s strategy being the go-to-partner for sustainable eCommerce packaging solutions. Equipped with an MBA, studies in International Business and Business Law, her 9+ years of experience in international B2B sales and marketing include leading roles in Sales Strategy & Distribution Partnerships, International Key Account Management, Regional Sales Management and Business Development at Mondi, she is a great example of internal career development.
Luigi Garofalo is Director of Global Development for Personal Care at Aptar Beauty + Home, part of Aptar Group, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of a broad range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions. Aptar’s innovative solutions and services serve a variety of end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home, food and beverage.
David Feber is a Partner with McKinsey & Company Detroit office. He leads McKinsey’s Packaging Service Line and has deep expertise in the packaging space. He serves multiple players in the packaging and chemical areas across consumer products, packaging and basic materials. David has had two stints at McKinsey. He was at McKinsey from 2000-2004 as an Associate Principle, then rejoined the Firm as a direct-elect Partner in January 2017. During the time in between, David spent almost a decade in senior executive roles in the packaging industry.
Mr. Hiser is Vice President of Standards and Certification at the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), an association focused on empowering organizations and their people to minimize product damage throughout distribution and optimize resource usage through effective package design. He manages ISTA technical activities including development and maintenance of ISTA test Procedures and Projects, as well as ISTA Certification programs for labs, packaged-products and people.
Prior to joining ISTA in 2014, his packaging career included solving supply chain challenges at UPS’s Package Design and Testing Laboratory as well as developing Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) for Scott’s Miracle-Gro. Mr. Hiser is a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Packaging with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Packaging. He is an Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) and is involved in industry activities as a Packaging Industry Advisory Board member for Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Per Stoltz finished his studies with a Bachelor in Business and Administration. He started to work for IKEA in 1992 in the local Italian purchasing organisation.
He then moved to Sweden in 2000 to the product development and supply chain headquarter of IKEA situated in the small town of Älmhult. Working first with global strategic purchasing and later with product development projects.
Since 2008 he has been working with Sustainability, the first years with product related questions and communication and since September 2014 with the initiative “ Turning waste into resources” and circular economy for the IKEA Group.
Louise is an engineer with a MSc in Biotechnology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. She has been with BillerudKorsnäs since 2011 in roles such as process engineer, technical service manager and sustainability manager. Louise has among other things been crucial in the work to set BillerudKorsnäs’ Science Based Targets in 2017 and is today focused on working with the commercial side of BillerudKorsnäs where she is active in developing the sustainability agenda focusing on product development, customer needs and circular economy. Her passion is to drive sustainability throughout the company, ensuring that the company contributes to a sustainable future.
Education
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY
Master of Science, Packaging Science
Bachelor of Science, Packaging Science
Professional Associations and Development
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP) Board of Directors
Institute of Packaging Professionals College of Fellows
Lifetime Certified Packaging Professional
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) Board of Directors
Certified Packaging Laboratory Technician
Member of Industry Advisory Board for Packaging Science at RIT
Member Advisory Council of the Contract Packaging Association
Member Editorial Advisory Board Packaging World
Member E-Commerce Packaging Council
Member American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Madalina Dragan is the Marketing Director EMEA for Personal Care and Home Care at Aptar Beauty + Home, part of Aptar Group, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of a broad range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions. Aptar’s innovative solutions and services serve a variety of end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home, food and beverage.
European Outdoor Group, MBA from University of Cambridge, Apple Inc., bachelors degree in marketing.
