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    APPMA welcomes new board member

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    APPMA welcomes new board member
    Oceania, Australia, Machinery, Shows, Associations, Media, Packaging Trade Associations

    The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) recently announced that they have welcomed a new Director to the Board, Derek Ford. The news, disclosed by the AIP (the professional body for packaging technologists and other individuals involved within the packaging industry throughout Australasia) shows how the two boards cooperate on a variety of ventures to develop international regard for packaging in the region.

    Derek Ford is the National Sales & Marketing Manager for the automation division at Visy which has its head office located in Melbourne. A qualified Mechanical Engineer, Derek has over fifteen years experience in Packaging Automation including project delivery, robotics, materials handling as well as high and low speed case erecting and packing systems covering most FMCG sectors.

    Derek returns to the APPMA Board effective September 2012, having held a position from 2006 to 2008.

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