New Leaders for a New Era at PLASTICS

On Tuesday April 26th, Tad McGwire, Chair of the PLASTICS Board of Directors announced that Matt Seaholm, VP of Government Affairs and Glenn Anderson, VP of Member Engagement, had been appointed by the board as the association’s new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. With these appointments, the board quickly filled a leadership void, enabling the association to move forward with two excellent leaders in place.

Plastics Hall of Fame Welcomes New Members

The Plastics Hall of Fame recently welcomed ten new inductees at a gala ceremony in Chicago: Yoshiharu Inaba, Mayumi Kotani, Salvatore Monte, Peter Neumann, Donald Paulson, Joseph Prischak, Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Wylie Royce, Suresh Shah, and Vince Witherup.

Also inducted, were six posthumous members: Howard Irvin, Ronald Saxton, Walt Schrenk, Charles Sears, William Stoesser and Dennis Tully.

William R. Carteaux Leadership Award Presented

Brad Crocker, CEO of Epsilyte, received the inaugural William R. Carteaux Award from PLASTICS during our recent Spring National Meeting and Conference. Named for the late CEO of PLASTICS, Bill Carteaux—and celebrating unity, dedication, perseverance, and selflessness—the award goes to an industry professional who has achieved distinction working for the betterment of the plastics industry.