May 17, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Following the untimely death of previous Financial Director Paul Coates in January this year, Rigid Containers Ltd has now filled the position permanently, with the appointment of Lars Maynard, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Lars Maynard has held senior financial and Board level positions across a range of industries since achieving FCA certification in 1995. Most recently, he was Financial Director of a GBP 60 million packaging manufacturer group. “I look forward to the challenges of assisting the management team in taking Rigid forward as our business continues to grow, both in volume and profitability,” comments Mr. Maynard. Rigid is part of VPK Packaging Group, one of the fastest growing independent European manufacturers of recycled paper and corrugated packaging with an annual turnover of some Euro 600 million. Together with the UK, it has a network of operating plants in Belgium, Holland, France, Poland and Romania.