PMMI honors On the Rise Award winners
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has honored its seventh annual On the Rise Award winners, recognizing 10 young professionals who have demonstrated leadership potential in packaging and processing.
The recipients were honored at a Sept. 23 event in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The recipients are:
- Alex Vargo, vice president, manufacturing, Lako Tool & Manufacturing Inc.
- Alfonso Gil, sales engineer, METTLER TOLEDO – Product Inspection
- Carolyn Chase, senior engineer – segment product management, FANUC America Corp.
- Cody Halminiak, mechanical design engineer, Morrison Container Handling Solutions
- Cole Anderson, assembly manager, PDC International Co.
- Dinesh Vasabakthula, controls software lead engineer, Applied Manufacturing Technologies
- John Diamond, sales executive, BW Flexible Systems
- Mike Scritchfield, regional sales manager, Viking Masek Packaging Technologies
- Santos Maltez, key account manager, Sneed Coding Solutions Inc.
- Victoria Sithy, senior marketing communication specialist, Felins Inc.
The winter issue of OEM magazine, the official publication of PMMI, will profile each honoree.
“These young professionals have positively impacted their companies and are committed to outstanding job performance, collaborative problem solving, mentoring colleagues and continuing education and career advancement,” Jackie Sessler, North America marketing director of BEUMER Group and chair of the PMMI Emerging Leaders Committee, said in a news release. “PMMI and the Emerging Leaders Committee recognize their talent, skills, hard work, and initiative and hope that the On the Rise Award expands their network and furthers their professional development in packaging and processing.”