Sun targets packaging potential with appointment

- Packaging provides Sun Chemical with major sales opportunities through inks

- Blundell will work closely to manage, develop and grow the products and services
 

Global printing inks ands pigments specialist Sun Chemical has appointed Angus Blundell as marketing director for liquid and packaging inks in the EMEA region.
 
As a strong and growing area for Sun Chemical, packaging continues to provide the company with major sales opportunities in the packaging inks market.
 
In his new role, Blundell (pictured, top) will drive the planning and delivery of programmes to increase Sun Chemical’s sales value, market share and profitability along with identifying new market and business opportunities.
 
He started at Sun Chemical on June 1 and is based in Rochdale, UK. He will report to Felipe Mellado, chief marketing officer and board member of Sun Chemical.
 

Responsibilities

Blundell will head up a team of six, working closely with Sun Chemical’s business teams in order to manage, develop and grow the products and services Sun Chemical offers to existing and potential packaging customers, as well as other entities higher up the value chain such as brand owners.
 
Blundell’s most recent position before joining Sun Chemical was at PPG Architectural Coatings, a major multinational coatings company, where he held the position of marketing director in northern Europe. In this role he redesigned brand strategies to deliver growth in highly competitive retail and trade markets and managed a team of 50 across seven countries.
 
Mellado said: ‘Angus is a highly talented marketing professional and we are excited that he has decided to join Sun Chemical.
 
‘We look forward to working together to create and deliver a successful brand strategy that continues to drive the company’s packaging growth trajectory.’
 
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