IDC Names Industry Advisory Board
January 03 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
International Dispensing Corporation (IDC) (IDND.PK), a leading
food-and-beverage packaging innovator, announced today the
formation of an Industry Advisory Board, initially comprised of
three distinguished members of the food and packaging industries.
Mr. William Hickey (Chairman and CEO of Sealed Air Corporation),
Mr. Markus Brettschneider (President and CEO of FrieslandCampina
Germany), and Dr. Aaron Brody (CEO of Packaging/Brody, Inc. and
renowned food packaging academic scholar) have agreed to join IDC’s
Advisory Board, whose purpose is to confer with and support IDC
management, making strategic recommendations that will foster the
company’s continued success.
“This is a very significant moment for our company,” said Greg
Abbott, Founder and CEO of IDC, “that these accomplished
individuals are contributing their time and expertise to IDC.
Besides its richness of credentials, the group we have assembled is
diverse, international, and collegial—and it promises to be very
active. As we kick off 2013, we look forward to a dynamic
collaboration to the benefit of IDC.”
While IDC’s Board of Directors authorized up to five members for
its Industry Advisory Board, the Company has chosen to inaugurate
three members:
Since 2000, Mr. William Hickey has been CEO of Sealed Air
Corporation, a global manufacturing and marketing company with
leading positions in food safety and security, facility hygiene,
and product protection. With sales of approximately $7.9 billion,
operations in more than 62 countries, and over 25,200 employees,
Sealed Air is recognized for its innovative brands such as Bubble
Wrap® brand cushioning materials, Cryovac® food packaging
solutions, and Diversey™ cleaning and hygiene products and
services. During his tenure at Sealed Air, Mr. Hickey completed 42
acquisitions, realigned the company’s manufacturing footprint to
focus on emerging markets, and expanded the company’s operations in
Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Mr. Hickey earned an MBA
from Harvard Business School and an Engineering degree from the
U.S. Naval Academy, and also served as a U.S. Naval Officer.
Mr. Markus Brettschneider is President and CEO of
FrieslandCampina Germany, the market leader in dairy products in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain with sales of $1.3
billion. Its parent company, Royal FrieslandCampina (based in The
Netherlands) is the world’s fourth largest dairy with global sales
of $16 billion spread throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and
North Africa. Previously Mr. Brettschneider served as President and
CEO of Refresco, a leading European beverage company, and prior to
that as President and CEO of SIG Combibloc North America, one of
the world’s leading system suppliers of aseptic carton packaging
and filling machines. He received a BBA in International Marketing
from the University of Villingen in Germany and an MBA in Strategy
and Finance from the Edinburgh Management School in Scotland.
Dr. Aaron Brody, Adjunct Professor of Food Science and
Food Technology at the University of Georgia, is one of the world’s
foremost scientific experts in his field. Author of 10 books on a
vast range of food and food packaging topics, recipient of over 40
awards and honors, contributor to numerous books, journals, and
publications, and consultant to many of the world’s largest
packaging companies, Dr. Brody was inducted into the Packaging Hall
of Fame in 1995 and in 2000 was named “Packaging Guru of the
Century” by Packaging Strategies periodical. Michigan State
University established the Aaron Brody Distinguished Lectureship in
Food Packaging (2007 in perpetuity) and for many years Dr. Brody
has taught food packaging courses to graduates and undergraduates
at major universities, including Missouri, Clemson, Michigan State,
Saint Joseph’s, Keller Graduate School of Management, and
University of Georgia. Dr. Brody received a B.S. degree and a Ph.D.
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from
Northeastern University.
About International Dispensing Corporation (IDC)
IDC is a packaging research and development company that
specializes and manufactures game-changing innovations for the food
and beverage industry.
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