Rick Sanders, Marketing & Sales Manager, North America
Richard (Rick) Sanders is the Marketing & Sales Manager for North America with Energy Sciences Inc., (ESI), the world’s largest supplier of Electron Beam (EB) technology. Rick Sanders has held Sales and Management positions in both the products and services industries for over 30 years. Rick joined Energy Sciences in 1998.
Derek Bradshaw, Vice President of Aztech Converting Systems
Derek Bradshaw has been with AzTech Converting Systems for nearly 12 years and has close to 30 combined years of experience in the production and support of the Flexographic Label and Converting industry.
Michael D’Angelo, Managing Director – Americas Goss International
Mike is a veteran Executive in the printing and packaging machinery industries. After serving three decades with Bobst North America, he was named Managing Director – Americas for Goss International in early 2014. During his career, he has fulfilled several increasingly responsible roles in Sales and Executive Management. He has worked extensively with customers in the printing and converting markets of Folding Carton, Corrugated and Flexible Packaging. He has written many articles and spoken on a broad range of industry topics at various events through the years. Currently, Mike is responsible for Goss International’s Sales, Service, Aftermarket and Customer Satisfaction operations in North and South America. Goss is a world-class manufacturer of web offset presses for Commercial, Packaging and Newspaper applications. Mike has held Board of Directors positions with the Flexible Packaging Association and the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation.
Mickey Fortune, Senior Director, RADTECH – The Association for UV & EB Technology
Mickey has worked at RadTech for over ten years. Mickey is responsible for all marketing and business development related activities for RadTech as well as the development and management of all RadTech industry events including the Bi-Annual Global RadTech UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference, webinars, uv.eb WEST, and uv.eb EAST. Mickey M. Fortune was previously employed by the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) as Manager of Membership and Marketing. Prior to PAMA, Mickey was employed in the recording industry as a concert and record promoter working with national, regional, and international recording artists from multi-national record companies as well as regional record companies.
Scott Hibbs, Executive Vice President, TRESU Americas
Scott Hibbs is an Executive Vice President at TRESU Americas (dbs TRESU Royse Inc) in Dallas, TX. Hibbs received a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University in 1998 as an adult student while working full-time at then, Royse Manufacturing Company. Over a twenty-four year period, Hibbs has assumed an increasing role within the organizational structure of the company. In his current role at TRESU, Hibbs is responsible for directing all sales related activity for TRESU in the Americas and provides critical input for new product development.
Greg Kishbaugh, Editor/Co-PublisherNV Publications – Flexo Market News/Board Converting News
Greg Kishbaugh is the Editor/Co-Publisher of Flexo Market News, produced by NV Publications. He has been an editor in the packaging industry for 25 years.
Brian Ludwick, Publisher, packagePRINTING
Brian has been Publisher of package printing, the leading industry trade magazine and marketing services resource for the packaging printing and converting industries, for over 24 years. package printing serves the flexible packaging, tag & label and folding carton markets. His extensive industry knowledge and contacts has led Brian to serve on many panels and boards across the U.S. He continues to work closely with trade shows, associations, converters and suppliers to help promote not only their individual interests, but the entire industry as a whole.
Mary Sullivan, Director, Global Marketing, Mark Andy, Inc.
Mary Sullivan directs all the global marketing efforts for Mark Andy, Inc., overseeing communications, marketing programs, publicity and events, as well as managing the leading global brands held in the company’s portfolio – Rotoflex and Mark Andy. Mary is an active board member of both the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) and Phoenix Challenge Foundation, supporting education and technical advancements of graphic arts and printing. Her more than 25 years of consumer branding and B2B marketing experience, Mary brings a unique insight and perspective to both Mark Andy and the industry.
Yolando Simonsis, President and Editorial Director of YTC Media Inc., PFFC Online
Yolanda Simonsis is a 35-year veteran of the converting, packaging, and printing industries. She has held past editorial positions with several publications, including Packaging Digest (1978—1983) and Converting Magazine (1983—1995). In 1995, Yolanda joined the staff of Paper, Film & Foil CONVERTER (PFFC) under Penton Media Inc.’s ownership, assuming the position of Associate Publisher and Chief Editor. She also served as Editorial Director of Boxboard Containers International for three years. In September 2011, Yolanda spearheaded the acquisition of the PFFC brand from Penton after forming YTC Media Inc. with two partners. PFFC celebrates its 86th year in covering the converting industry as an exclusively online media resource at www.PFFC-online.com, providing full coverage of the flexible packaging, label, tape and tags, carton and box, and unprinted rolls and sheets industries.