FleetwoodGoldcoWyard Names Donn Olson Market Manager for North American Breweries
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Oct. 11, 2006 - Neal McConnellogue, vice president of sales at
FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, has announced the promotion of Donn Olson to the position of Market Manager, North American Breweries. Olson will report to and work closely with Sales Director Ed Fuchs to continue to strengthen FleetwoodGoldcoWyard's position as a key supplier to the brewing industry.
"This change will allow Donn to focus on a core market and the important customers we serve within the brewing industry," McConnellogue stated. "He will be instrumental in leading FleetwoodGoldcoWyard to meet the demands of our customers and to develop new technology that will better position our company as a key supplier for years to come."
Olson has 30 years of experience in the packaging industry and significant experience specific to the brewery market. He has held a variety of positions with Wyard Industries, where he began in engineering and ultimately became the Director of Project Management. Wyard was acquired by Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. in March 2005 and integrated with Fleetwood, Inc. and Goldco International to become FleetwoodGoldcoWyard.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a world leading supplier of packaging, corrugating and paper converting technology, as well as consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry- Wehmiller's balanced and diversified approach to the market is made possible through 11 interactive divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company,
manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years; Barry-Wehmiller International Resources, a leading information technology services provider and e-business solutions developer; Central Bottling International (CBI), specializing in quality industrial manufacturing equipment and services for the food, beverage, and packaging industries worldwide; Design Group, a world leader in manufacturing
automation and engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading supplier of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; Hayssen Packaging Technologies, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 90 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), specializing in the design and manufacture of converting machinery for the tissue and
nonwovens industries, as well as printing systems for the flexible packaging industry; Pneumatic Scale, a global provider for can seaming, capping, centrifugation, dry filling, labeling, and liquid filling; and Thiele Technologies, a leading producer of cartoning, case packing, bagging, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2006, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry- Wehmiller's annual revenues to more than $800 million for the first time in the company's 120-year history, with more than $200 million of that in global markets.
