Chesapeake names director strategic business development

Chesapeake Corporation has named Brian Berkopec as director, strategic business development. His responsibilities include facilitating business development opportunities for all of Chesapeake’s operating units, managing the annual strategy review process, analyzing Chesapeake’s current and potential markets, and making recommendations on strategic opportunities for the corporation.

Berkopec worked with Chesapeake from 1995 to 1999, most recently as director of strategy for European operations. Since that time Brian held various positions with Via Net. Works Inc. in Paris and Amsterdam, lastly as regional vice president Europe responsible for the company’s largest business unit where he directed business in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, France, and Germany.

He received a Bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota and a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s school of foreign service in Washington.