Directors & Regions

PAC Chapters generate activities focused to the needs of their group. Six regional Chapters based geographically across Canada serve the packaging industry from a local perspective. The Students Chapter introduced in 2008 encourages industry engagement.

Each Chapter achieves its mandate under the guidance of their Board of Directors. See upcoming events in your Chapter in the Events Calendar or take a look back at past events in the Archives.

National Board of Directors

Board Officers:

Henry De Ruiter

national chairman

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

www.rwpackaging.com

Robert Cockerill

first vice chairman - finance

President

Schawk Toronto

www.schawk.com/

Richard Pileski

immediate past chairman

Sales Manager, Plastic Film Division

Hood Packaging Corporation

www.hoodpkg.com

Bruce Smith

second vice chairman - membership

Director of Global Packaging

Molson Coors Brewing Company

www.molson.com/

Regional Liaison Directors:

Louis St. Amand

atlantic region

Director, package Research & Design

McCain Foods

www.mccain.ca

James D. Downham

central region

President & CEO

The Packaging Association

www.pac.ca

Henry De Ruiter

midwest region

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

www.rwpackaging.com

Bruce Hartfelder

mountain region

President

Harlund Industries Limited

www.harlund.com

Tony Pardy

pacific region

General Manager

Polybottle Group Ltd.

www.polybottle.com

Denis Vachon

québec region

Account Manager

O-I Canada Corp.

http://www.o-i.com

Board Officers:

Ross Bell

General Manager: Ontario

Smurfit-MBI

www.smurfit-mbi.com/

Aubrey Ferguson

President

Bridgemark

www.bridgemarkbranding.com

Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell

Manager: Environmental Affairs and Government Relations Advisor

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

www.ca.mcd.com

Michael Hill

Director of Sales

Bemis Flexible Packaging -Milprint Division

www.bemis.com

Rachael Hopkins

Value Chain Manager

Dow Chemical

www.dow.com

Jonathan Ingram

Director Procurement

Kraft Canada

www.kraft.com

Chris Jones-Harris

Co-CEO

Jones Packaging Inc.

www.jonespackaging.com

Debra Krug-Reyes

Quality Director: Grocery Foods

ConAgra Foods Inc.

www.conagrafoods.com

Jean Parent

Vice President – Sales, Marketing, Innovation

Norampac Inc.

www.norampac.com

John Wilson

Business Manager, Imaging Technologies

E.I. duPont Canada Company

www.can.dupont.com

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Atlantic Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Sheldon Gouthro

chairman

Sales Manager

Maritime Paper Products Limited

http://www.maritimepaper.com

Paul Nieuwenstein

first vice chair

Area Manager

Farnell Packaging Limited

www.farnell.ns.ca

Dave Ball

secretary

Sales Manager

Truefoam Limited

www.truefoam.com

National Liaison Directors:

Louis St. Amand

Director, package Research & Design

McCain Foods

www.mccain.ca

Directors at Large:

Rob Connolly

Sales Representative

Trans Industrial Packaging Limited

www.industrialpackaging.ca

Mark Dunlevy

Territory Manager

GMF Flexo Prepress Inc.

www.gmfflexo.com

Gerard Flynn

Sales Representative

Norampac - Moncton

www.norampac.com

Darrell Wells

Sales Representative

Richards Packaging Inc.

www.richardspackaging.com

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Central Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Sam Papaleo

chairman

Vice President, Marketing and Product Development

The Central Group

www.centralgraphics.ca

Tony Corsillo

first vice chairman

Director of Sales - Central Region

Cascades Boxboard Group

www.cascades.com

Wally Petrac

second vice chairman / scholarship director

President

Strategica Inc.


Dave Desveaux

immediate past chairman / finance director

Sr. Packaging Engineer

Smucker Foods of Canada Company

www.jmsmucker.com

National Liaison Directors:

James D. Downham

President & CEO

The Packaging Association

www.pac.ca

Directors at Large:

Cheryl Babcock

VP Operations

Haremar Plastic Manufacturing Ltd

www.haremar.com

Elsie Cross

Purchasing Manager

Dr. Oetker Canada Ltd.

www.oetker.ca

Anna Dardengo

Vice President Client Services & New Business Development

Proprint Services Inc.

www.proprintservices.com

Stephen Dean

Publisher

Canadian Packaging Magazine

www.canadianpackaging.com

Patrick Dorcas

Packaging Specialist

3M Canada Company

www.3m.com

Frances Gamache

Packaging Specialist

Sobeys

www.sobeys.com

Jean-François Guillerez

Packaging Development Manager - Bakery

Maple Leaf Foods

www.mapleleaf.com

Al Irwin

Sales & Marketing Manager

Best Packaging Systems Inc.

www.bestpackagingsystems.com

Eric Lutz

Senior Account Manager

Anthem Worldwide

www.anthemww.com

Christine Richer

Purchasing Manager

Oakrun Farm Bakery

www.oakrun.com

Martin Slepkov

President

That Packaging Group



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Midwest Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Brian Hearnden

chairman

Sales Representative

Labels Unlimited

www.labelsunlimited.net

Randy Baraniuk

first vice chairman

Sales Representative

Norampac Inc.

www.norampac.com

Mark Figueiredo

second vice chairman

General Manager

Sur-Seal Fastening Systems Ltd.

www.induspac.com

Doug Page

immediate past chairman / membership director

Manager: Procurement, Production, Inventory Control

RW Packaging Limited

www.rwpackaging.com

National Liaison Directors:

Henry De Ruiter

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

www.rwpackaging.com

Directors at Large:

Marvin Kass

Graphics Solutions Consultant

Embassy Graphics

www.embassygraphics.com

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Mountain Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Jeff Sherman

chairman

General & Sales Manager

RW Packaging

www.rwpackaging.com

National Liaison Directors:

Bruce Hartfelder

President

Harlund Industries Limited

www.harlund.com

Directors at Large:

Joseph C. Harley

Manager, Consumer Packaging

Norampac Inc.

www.norampac.com

Tony Irwin

Area Manager

Cascades Boxboard Inc.

www.cascades.com

Jack T. Tuckwood

Sales Representative

Plastipak Industries Inc.

www.plastipak.com

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Pacific Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

James Davidson

chairman / membership director

Business & Technical Services Manager

Layfield Vision Packaging

www.visionpkg.com

Manuel Chan

first vice chair / program director

Sales Manager

Polybottle Group Ltd.

www.polybottle.com

Tony Pardy

immediate past chairman

General Manager

Polybottle Group Ltd.

www.polybottle.com

Kevin Stack

secretary

Sales Representative

Crown Packaging

www.crowncork.com

National Liaison Directors:

Tony Pardy

General Manager

Polybottle Group Ltd.

www.polybottle.com

Directors at Large:

Niall Duggan

Sales Manager

Great Little Box Company

www.greatlittlebox.com

Stephen Robinson


ClearVision Boxes Inc.

www.clearvisionboxes.com

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Conseil d'administration du Québec

Directeurs avec Portefeuille:

Jean-Marie Marcotte

président

S & OP Manager

Molson Coors Canada

www.molson.ca

Alain Coulombe

immediate past chairman

Directeur des ventes / General Sales Manager

Norampac une division de Cascades Canada Inc.

www.norampac.com

Roberto Travaglini

first vice chair

Senior Account Manager

Excel Pac Inc.

www.excel-pac.com

Denis Darche

deuxième vice-président

Purchasing Manager

Agropur Division Natrel

www.natrel.ca

Denis Vachon

trésorier

Account Manager

O-I Canada Corp.

http://www.o-i.com

André St-Georges

directeur des adhésions

Directeurs des Ventes / Sales Director

SGS

www.sgsintl.com

Liaison Nationale:

Denis Vachon

Account Manager

O-I Canada Corp.

http://www.o-i.com

Administrateurs:

Randy Aucoin

Vice-Président / Vice President

Artypac Automation Inc.

www.artypac.com

Louise Fillion

Directeur corporatif

Cascades Groupe Tissu

www.cascades.com

Céline Marion

Chef emballage / Packaging Manager

Metro inc

www.metro.ca

Luc Roussel

Directeur de clientèle / Account Manager

Smurfit-MBI

www.Smurfit-MBI.com

Bill Vachon

Directeur des ventes / Sales Director

Crusader Paper Company Inc.

www.crusaderpaper.com

Isabelle Valois

Market Development Manager

Henkel Corporation

www.henkelna.com

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Student Chapter

Student Chapter Committee:

Garrick Ng

chairman

Innovolve Group

www.innovolve.com

Ian Baitz

treasurer

Ryerson University

www.ryerson.ca

Donna Saccutelli

first vice chair / program director

Seneca College

www.senecac.on.ca

Derek Whitney


Mohawk College

www.mohawkcollege.ca

Vass Klymenko


Humber College

www.humber.ca

Stuart Werle


OCAD / Werle Design

www.ocad.ca

Wally Petrac


Smurfit-MBI

www.smurfit-mbi.com

PAC Representatives:

Lindsey Ogle

Events Coordinator

www.pac.ca

Colin Turner

Communications Director

www.pac.ca

Student Members:

Neil Beaton

Mohawk College

Corey Durham

Humber College

Jacqueline Lane

OCAD

Kenny Li

OCAD

Adriana Melo

Humber College

Nathan Plavnick

Ryerson University

Diana Shim

Seneca College

Stephanie Marina Simms

Seneca College

Pam Spiewak

Mohawk College


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