MPS execs join WestRock

Marc Shore, MPS founder and CEO, and Dennis Kaltman, MPS president, are to join WestRock as part of the companies’ acquisition agreement.

Marc Shore founded MPS in 2005

WestRock has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), as reported here.

Shore started his print and packaging career at Shorewood Packaging, where he worked for over 28 years. He was named president of Shorewood in 1991 and CEO in 1995. During his tenure, Shorewood’s sales grew from 60 million USD in the US to 700 million USD worldwide. Shorewood was sold to International Paper in 2000, where he continued to work as president of Shorewood and an officer of International Paper until 2004. MPS was founded in 2005.

Kaltman has more than 20 years of experience in the print and packaging industry. He started his career with Queens Group, where he was senior vice president from 1990 to 1998. When Queens Group was acquired by Shorewood Packaging in 1998, he was named senior vice president. In that role, he became intimately involved in the acquisition and integration of numerous specialty packaging businesses. Following the acquisition of Shorewood by International Paper, Kaltman served as senior vice president of the home entertainment packaging division until he joined MPS, as executive vice president and COO. He was named president in August 2007 and was given responsibility for the global branded consumer market in February 2014.