Greif Senior Vice President - Europe Trevor Armstrong Passes Away
November 19 2004 - 8:56AM
PR Newswire (US)
Greif Senior Vice President - Europe Trevor Armstrong Passes Away
DELAWARE, Ohio, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trevor Armstrong,
senior vice president - Europe for Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF; GEF.B)
died today during a visit to Greif's Russian operations. Armstrong
was 55. "We are tremendously shocked and saddened by Trevor's
passing," said Michael Gasser, chairman and chief executive officer
of Greif. "Trevor was a dynamic individual and a great asset to our
management team. "Our heartfelt sympathy goes to his family as well
as his staff." Until a successor is named, Greif President and
Chief Operating Officer Bill Sparks will assume Trevor's
responsibilities in Europe. Armstrong started his career as a
management cadet with CSR Ltd in Australia in 1966 and was group
vice president for Asia Pacific for packaging company Van Leer at
the time Greif acquired the company. He also held management
positions at Comalco (Aluminum) Ltd., O'Brien Glass Industries, and
BTR Nylex. When he joined Greif, he became strategic business unit
manager and vice president of Asia Pacific; during this period, he
presided over the construction of Greif's second plant in China at
Taicang. In 2003, Trevor relocated to Amsterdam and became SBU
manager - Europe. He was appointed senior vice president - Europe
on Nov. 1, 2004. Greif is a world leader in industrial packaging
products and services. The company provides extensive manufacturing
and design expertise in steel, plastic and fibre drums,
intermediate bulk containers, steel pails, closures, corrugated and
multiwall containers and protective packaging for a wide range of
industries. Greif also produces containerboard and manages timber
properties in North America. The company is strategically
positioned in more than 40 countries to serve multinational as well
as regional customers. Additional information is on the company's
Web site at http://www.greif.com/ . DATASOURCE: Greif, Inc.
CONTACT: Deb Strohmaier, Director, Communications of Greif, Inc.,
+1-740-549-6074, or Cell, +1-740-816-0629, or Web site:
http://www.greif.com/
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