Sonoco has named Carl Kraus division vice president and general manager for its Protective Solutions' Industrial business segment, Jeff Christensen division vice president and general manager for Sonoco Alloyd, a retail packaging business, and Ron O'Neal division vice president of manufacturing, Protective Solutions.

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Sonoco appoints Carl Kraus as division vice president and general manager for its Protective Solutions division

Jan 15, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Sonoco has named Carl Kraus division vice president and general manager for its Protective Solutions' Industrial business segment, Jeff Christensen division vice president and general manager for Sonoco Alloyd, a retail packaging business, and Ron O'Neal division vice president of manufacturing, Protective Solutions, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Mr. Kraus is responsible for commercial sales, business development, marketing, customer service and product engineering, covering Sonoco's transportation, HVAC and industrial components and protective packaging business.

Mr. Christensen is responsible for all aspects of Sonoco Alloyd's operations, including sales, packaging design, thermoforming of blisters, trays and displays, printing, tooling and machinery, including the Company's industry leading Alloyd sealing machines.

Mr. O'Neal will be responsible for all aspects of operations, including direct manufacturing, process engineering, field engineering and employee safety.

"Carl, Jeff and Ron have significant leadership experience in business development, operations and process improvement, which is vitally important as Sonoco focuses on expanding its global Protective Solutions footprint," said Vicki Arthur, vice president, Global Protective Solutions. "Carl is uniquely qualified for this new leadership role, having spent the last two years managing operations for all three business segments under Protective Solutions. Jeff brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry with a proven record of consistent revenue growth. Ron also has more than 20 years of global operations experience in several of Sonoco's businesses."

Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services.