Michelman strengthens flexible packaging business unit

Michelman has announced a series of appointments in the USA, Europe and Asia to strengthen its flexible packaging business unit.

Krist Vanderstiggel has been hired as a territory manager, flexible packaging. He will be responsible for managing and supporting Michelman’s European flexible packaging direct customers as well as the company’s extensive network of agents and distributors.   

With over 15 years of experience in the flexible packaging field, Vanderstiggel brings a wealth of product and industry knowledge. He holds a degree in industrial engineering chemistry from the Katholieke Hogeschool 'Sint-Lieven' of Belgium and will be based out of Michelman’s office in Capellen, Luxembourg.

Also based in Luxembourg, Celine Caris has been named as the new inside sales representative, flexible packaging. She will be responsible for supporting the European sales team as well as designated customers. 

Caris holds a master’s degree in biology of organisms and ecology from the Universities of Namur and Louvain-la-Neuve of Belgium. 

Adam Liu has joined the company as territory sales manager, China. He will manage the sales function within Michelman’s paper coatings and flexible packaging business units in the Asia Pacific region.  

Liu has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh, and boasts business and sales management experience in China at various companies including Roymal and Shiner International. He will be based in Shanghai, China.

Kristin Becknell will join the inside sales and field technical support team at Michelman’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. She will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with existing accounts. She has extensive sales and customer service experience, having worked as an inside sales representative, customer care professional, trainer, and technical writer at companies including Cincinnati Bell, Henkel, and Mactac.

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