World Wide Packaging hires engineer

Myer comes to World Wide Packaging with more than 30 years of experience in the packaging field within the pharmaceutical, personal care and cosmetics industries. He worked at L’Oreal Americas for more than 20 years, most recently as assistant vice president, acquisition integration for packaging, and prior to that as assistant vice president of the Packaging Consumer Products Division in the haircare category. Before joining L’Oreal, Myer rose through the ranks at Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals.

In this new role, Myer will provide technical support and guidance regarding all package and quality related activities, manage engineering and quality staff members, interact with customers and factories, and assist in the technical aspects of developing packages including 3D design, engineering, and modeling.

‘We welcome the depth and breadth of experience he brings to World Wide Packaging in terms of both technical and management experience,’ said Rick Weisbrod, executive vice president of global operations at World Wide Packaging. ‘We look forward to the special blend of talent and enthusiasm Gary has for managing a department focused on innovation, risk-taking and entrepreneurship.’

Read more about the cosmetics market in L&L issue 2, 2018