Directors & Regions

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

Each region achieves its mandate under the guidance of their Board of Directors. See upcoming events in your regions in the events calendar or take a look back at past events in the archives.

National Board of Directors

Board Officers:

Robert Cockerill

chair

President

Schawk Canada

schawk.com

Henry De Ruiter

immediate past chair

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

rwpackaging.com

Bruce Smith

first vice chair

Director of Global Packaging

Molson Coors Brewing Company

molson.com

Louis St. Amand

second vice chair

Director, package Research & Design

McCain Foods

mccain.ca

Regional Liaison Directors:

Louis St. Amand

atlantic region

Director, Package Research & Design

McCain Foods

mccain.ca

James D. Downham

central region

President & CEO

PAC - The Packaging Association

pac.ca

Henry De Ruiter

midwest region

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

rwpackaging.com

Bruce Hartfelder

mountain

President

Harlund Industries Limited

harlund.com

James Davidson

pacific

Operations Manager

Layfield Vision Packaging

visionpkg.com

Denis Vachon

québec

Sales Manager

O-I Canada Corp.

o-i.com

Board Officers:

Alan Blake

Executive Director

PAC NEXT

pacnext.com

James Davidson

Operations Manager

Layfield Flexible Packaging

layfieldflexpack.com

James D. Downham

President & CEO

PAC-The Packaging Association

pac.ca

Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell

Manager: Sustainability and
Government Relations Advisor

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

mcdonalds.ca

Bruce Hartfelder

President

Harlund Industries Limited

harlund.com

Michael Hill

Director of Sales

Bemis Co Inc.

bemis.com

Karimah Huddah

Sustainability Manager

Mondelez International Inc.

mondelezinternational.com

Christine Jones-Harris

Co-CEO

Jones Packaging Inc.

jonespackaging.com

Allen Kirkpatrick

General Sales Mngr-Cntrl Cda Rgn

Norampac Inc.; div of Cascades.

norampac.com

Linda McGregor

VP Acct Director,

Davis

davisdesign.ca

Erica Ocampo

Sustainability & Advocacy,

The Dow Chemical Co.

dow.com

Richard Pileski

President

The PackEdge Group

Kim Rapagna

Sustainability Manager

Target Canada

target.ca

Denis Vachon

Sales Manager

O-I Canada Corp.

o-i.com

Wynn Wiksell

Manager of Packaging QRO

General Mills

genmills.com

John Wilson

Global Quality Manager, Packaging Graphics

DuPont Packaging Graphics

can.dupont.com


Atlantic Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Paul Nieuwenstein

chair

Area Manager

Farnell Packaging Limited

farnell.ns.ca

Mark Dunlevy

first vice chair

Account Manager

SGS Canada

sgsintl.com

Sheldon Gouthro

immediate past chair

Sales Manager

Maritime Paper Products Limited

maritimepaper.com

Dave Ball

secretary

Sales Manager

Truefoam Limited

truefoam.com

National Liaison Directors:

Louis St. Amand

Director, package Research & Design

McCain Foods

mccain.ca

Directors at Large:

Jim Czenze

Sales Representative

Norampac - Moncton

cascades.com/norampac/en

Gerard Flynn

Sales Representative

Master Packaging

master-packaging.com

Charlene Gledart

Royale Print & Packaging Limited

royaleprint.com

Erin MacDonald

Trans Industrial Packaging Limited

industrialpackaging.ca

Greg Pulsifer

Domino Canada

domino-na.com


Central Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Wally Petrac

chair / scholarship director

Strategic Merchandising and Sales Director

Pearce Wellwood Inc.

pearcewellwood.com

Sam Papaleo

immediate past chair

Owner

Pathfinder Business Strategies

Tony Corsillo

first vice chair / finance director

Director of Sales - Central Region

Cascades Boxboard Group

cascades.com

Cheryl Babcock

second vice chair / vp operations

Haremar Plastic Manufacturing Ltd.

haremar.com

National Liaison Directors:

James D. Downham

President & CEO

PAC - The Packaging Association

pac.ca

Directors at Large:

Julie Caporal

Sales Manager

Evolution Designworks

evolutiondesignworks.com

Elsie Cross, CPP

Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Associated Brands

associatedbrands.com

Anna Dardengo

Vice President Client Services & New Business Development

Proprint Services Inc.

proprintservices.com

Stephen Dean

Publisher

Canadian Packaging Magazine

canadianpackaging.com

Dave Desveaux

Sr. Packaging Engineer

Smucker Foods of Canada Company

jmsmucker.com

Patrick Dorcas

Packaging Specialist

3M Canada Company

3m.com

Frances Gamache

Packaging Specialist

Sobeys

sobeys.com

Jean-François Guillerez

Packaging Development Manager - Bakery

Maple Leaf Foods

mapleleaf.com

Al Irwin

Sales & Marketing Manager

Best Packaging Systems Inc.

bestpackagingsystems.com

Paul Pajuluoma

Merchandising Manager

Novartis Consumer Health Canada Inc

novartis.ca

Christine Richer

Purchasing Manager

Oakrun Farm Bakery

oakrun.com

Michael Rizzuto

Sales Manager

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.

atlantic.ca

Martin Slepkov

President

Hyrdoxyl Environmental, Inc.

hydroxylenvironmental.com


Midwest Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Randy Baraniuk

first vice chair

Sales Representative

Norampac Inc.

norampac.com

National Liaison Directors:

Henry De Ruiter

President & CEO

RW Packaging Limited

rwpackaging.com

Directors at Large:



Mountain Board of Directors

Directors with Portfolio:

Jeff Sherman

chair

General & Sales Manager

RW Packaging

rwpackaging.com

National Liaison Directors:

Bruce Hartfelder

President

Harlund Industries Limited

harlund.com

Directors at Large:

Joseph C. Harley

Manager, Consumer Packaging

Norampac Inc.

norampac.com

Tony Irwin

Area Manager

Cascades Boxboard Inc.

cascades.com

Jack T. Tuckwood

Sales Representative

Plastipak Industries Inc.

plastipak.com


Pacific Board of Directors

James Davidson

chair/ liason

Manager, Packaging Business Unit

Layfield Flexible Packaging

layfieldflexpack.com

Brien Green

vice chair

Business Development Manager

Layfield Flexible Packaging

layfieldflexpack.com


Directors at Large:

Manuel Chan

Sales Manager

Polybottle Group Ltd.

polybottle.com

Niall Duggan

Director of Sales

Western Concord

westernconcord.com

Cheryl Sullivan

Consultant

Cheryl Sullivan & Associates

Richard Synnott

Vice President Western Region

Southern Graphics Canada

sgsintl.com


Québec Board of Directors /
Conseil d'administration du Québec

Directors with Portfolio / Directeurs avec Portefeuille:

Denis Darche

Chairman/Président

Purchasing Manager/Special Projects Manager

Agropur Division Natrel

agropur.natrel.ca

Denis Vachon

1st Vice Chairman/Premier vice-président

Director

O-I Canada Corp.

http://o-i.com

André St-Georges

2nd Vice Chairman/Deuxième vice-président

VP Quebec
VP Québec

SGS

sgsintl.com

Roberto Travaglini

Immediate Past Chair/ Président sortant

Senior Account Manager
Gestionnaire de compte Senior

Prolamina

prolamina.com

Isabelle Valois

Treasurer/Trésorier

Channel Marketing & National Distribution Account Manager
Directrice du marketing & du développement

Henkel Corporation

henkelna.com

Louise Fillion

Membership Director/Directeurs des adhésions

Corporate Purchasing manager
Directrice corporative des approvisionnements

Cascades Groupe Tissu

cascades.com

National Liaison Directors / Liaison Nationale:

Denis Vachon

Sales Manager, Food & Beverage
Directeur-Ventes, Alimentaire & breuvage

O-I Canada Corp.

http://o-i.com

Directors at Large:

Jean-Marie Marcotte

Directeur National Gestion des matières première
Chaîne d’approvisionnement

Molson Coors

molsoncoorscanada.com


Administrators / Administrateurs:

Randy Aucoin

VP Operations
VP Opérations

Artypac Automation Inc.

artypac.com

Jocelyn Buteau

Président et fondateur
Founding president 

BIOPAQc

biopaqc.com

Jonathan Javet

Manager, Procurement and Logistics
Directeur, approvisionnement et logistique

Kruger Wines and Spirits
Kruger Vins et spiritueux

kruger.com

Steve Kerr

Directeur, comptes nationaux

Netpak

netpak.com

Charles Nadeau

Account Manager
Directeur de comptes

Markem-Imaje

markem-imaje.com

Bruno Ponsard

General manager .
Directeur général 

ITEGA

itega.ca

François St-Onge

Purchasing Director
Directeur des achats

Aliments Ultima

yoplait.ca

Sylvain Tardif

Sales Manager
Directeur des ventes

Norampac Viau une division de Cascades canada inc.

norampac.com

Bill Vachon

Sales Manager
Directeur commercial 

Crusader Paper Company Inc.

crusaderpaper.com


Student Chapter

Student Chapter Committee:



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