Clondalkin Group appoints MDs for pharma expansion

Clondalkin Group appoints MDs for pharma expansion

International packaging producer Clondalkin Group has appointed new managing directors to lead its cartons and labels businesses in Poland and Ireland, as it seeks to strengthen its position within the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and healthcare markets. 

Sean Nolan (pictured) will lead Pharmagraphics Guy, Kenilworth Products and Cahill Printers in his new role as managing director – Pharma Ireland. Piotr Lelakowski is the new managing director of Boxes Prestige Poland and Harlands Poland, which produce cartons and self-adhesive labels for Central and Eastern European markets. 

Cahill Printers, Prestige Poland and Harlands Poland are the most recent of the eight European sites accredited to PS9000:2000 standards within Clondalkin’s Specialist Packaging Division, which supplies the pharmaceutical sector with a range of cartons, labels, leaflets, literature and inserts/outserts.  

David Lennon, CEO of Clondalkin Group’s Specialist Packaging Division, said: ‘The grouping of the Ireland pharma sites is designed to help us build an even stronger position in the market across a broad range of product categories including booklets, leaflets, leaflet/label and extended content labels. Sean’s experience and knowledge will be a valuable asset in that process. 

‘We welcome Piotr to his role and look forward to him leading Prestige Poland and Harlands Poland into their next phases of growth.’ 

Sean Nolan joined Clondalkin Group in 1990 and was appointed managing director of Pharmagraphics Guy in 1994. Nolan said: ‘It is a great honor to be responsible for overseeing the development of our pharmaceutical offering in Ireland. We have a very significant presence already thanks to our strong product portfolio in areas like leaflet-labels and our dedication to the highest possible quality assurance levels.’ 

Piotr Lelakowski joins the Clondalkin Group following 10 years’ with Proctor & Gamble and has extensive knowledge of the cosmetics and consumer goods industries, having also been CEO of Cosmopolitan Cosmetics Poland, owned by the Wella AG Group. 

Lelakowski said: ‘I am very proud to have been appointed as managing director of Prestige Poland and Harlands Poland. Our recent expansion into multi-layered labels, peel-and-read labels, leaflet-labels and booklet-labels is proving increasingly popular with customers, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector.’ 

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