Innovia names chief executive

 David Beeby, 52, has been appointed Chief Executive of Innovia Films, formerly the films business of the UCB Group.
Previously vice president of marketing & international sales for Alcan Packaging, Beeby has worked in the packaging industry for 28 years.
Innovia Films was established on 1st October following the acquisition of the UCB films business by a consortium led by chairman Dennis Matthewman and Candover Partners Ltd
The company is a leading global producer of speciality Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cellulose films with production sites in the UK, USA, Belgium and Australia.
Comments Beeby: ‘I am very excited and honored to have been invited to join Innovia Films and I’m looking forward to being part of such a strongly focused business. I am delighted to announce that, at the invitation of Dennis Matthewman, William Lowther, the former head of UCB Films, has agreed to take up the role of Deputy Chairman of Innovia Films.’