Barry-Wehmiller appoints group president of packaging
Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, has promoted veteran packaging executive Carol O’Neill to the newly-created role of Group President of Packaging. In this position, O’Neill will lead efforts to enhance the alignment and capabilities of the six businesses within Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging platform: Accraply, BW Container Systems, Hayssen Flexible Systems, Pneumatic Scale Angelus, Synerlink and Thiele Technologies.
O’Neill’s appointment follows steady growth within the capital equipment and engineering consulting leader’s packaging business units as well as anticipated growth in the world packaging industry. According to industry analysts, the global packaging market is projected to grow 3.5% per year to 2020, with sales to reach nearly $1 trillion by 2020.