Division Leadership and Teams

International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division Council

The Division Council is the governing body of the division and its members work in concert with the TAPPI Division Manager to ensure that the goals of the division are in line with the overall goals of TAPPI and the strategic plan of the division is carried out. It oversees all of the Division Teams and their functions.

• Kelly Frey, Chevron-Phillips - Division Chair
• Jim Macnamara, FTD - Division 1^st Vice-Chair
• Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies - Division 2^nd Vice-Chair
• Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Products - Division Chair Emeritus & Awards
• Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Dow Chemical - Marketing Team Lead
• Greg Henke, Chevron-Phillips, Marketing Team Vice-Chair
• Darrell Landry, Mica Corporation - Technical Program Team Lead
• Michael Biscoglio, Dow Chemical - Technical Program Team Vice-Chair
• Warren Durling, Clorox Corporation - Products Team Lead
• Dorene Smith, Westlake Chemical - Products Team Vice-Chair
• Otto Plassmann, INEOS - Eeuropan PLACE Team Lead
• Guenter Schubert, Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products - European PLACE Technical Program Chair
• Tom Dunn, Flexpacknology - Webinar Lead
• Scott Weber, Celanese - Course Chair – Extrusion Coating
• Scott Marks, DuPont - Course Chair – Film Extrusion
• Jim Cooper - Member-at-Large

 

International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Marketing and Promotion Team

This team is responsible for membership at all levels, industry outreach and generating topics to feed to the Technical Program Team based on relevance and developments in the industry.

• Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Dow Chemical - Team Lead

International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Digital Team

This team is responsible for generating and maintaining digital platforms and communications for the Division. 

• Jessica Spadaccino, Mica Corporation
• Martine Michon, Atlantic Coated Papers
• Kat Tran, Pepsico
• Jay Yuan, Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
• Emile Delazzer Meunier, Axchem Canada

International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Technical Program Team

This team is responsible for the development of the program for the North American annual conference and oversees the development of webinars and training courses that serve the packaging industry.

• Darrell Landry, Mica Corporation - Technical Program Team Lead
• Michael Biscoglio, Dow Chemical - Technical Program Team Vice-Chair
• Rob Hammond, Mica Corporation
• Harinder Tamber, CCC Plastics
• Lou Piffer, Davis-Standard
• Mika Vaha-Nissi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Norm Aubee, NOVA Chemicals
• Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
• Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies
• Jim Macnamara, FTD Companies, Inc           
• Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Products
• Ayse Alemdar, Thomson, FP Innovations

 

International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Products and Resources Team

This team is responsible for Press & Publications including updating technical manuals, books, and recommending new products; development and updating of TIPS & Standards; and approving all TAPPI PRESS Books and Reports, or other products developed or revised by the team and Division.

• Warren Durling, Clorox Corporation - Products Team Lead
• Dorene Smith, Westlake Chemical Company - Technical Program Team Vice-Chair
• Norm Aubee, NOVA Chemical Company
• Brice Hunnicutt, Westlake Chemical Company
• Brad Kramer, Exxon Mobil Chemical Company
• Bruce Foster, Polyknows
• Dave Roisum, Finishing Technologies Inc
• Duane Smith, Davis-Standard
• Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
• Gary Oliver, PolyPro
• Jim Macnamara, FTD Companies, Inc           
• Jim Cooper, retired Dow Chemical
• Martine Michon, Atlantic Coated Papers
• Mike Baker, Westlake Chemical Company
• Lou Piffer, Davis-Standard
• Rob Hammond, Mica Corporation
• Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies
• Scott Marks, DuPont
• Tom Dunn, Flexpacknology
• Tom Bezigian, PLC Technologies