New SPI Board includes range of industry professionals.
Press Release Summary:
Representing nation’s third largest manufacturing sector, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, released a slate of newly elected board members to include Chairman-elect James Murphy, president and CEO of Davis-Standard LLC, located in Pawcatuck, CT. Murphy, who served as chairman of NPE2015, has held leadership roles in sales and engineering management during his 25-year career at Davis-Standard. His term as SPI Board chairman runs through December 2017.
Original Press Release:
Newly-Elected SPI Board Includes Range of Industry Professionals
WASHINGTONÂ – Representing the nation’s third largest manufacturing sector, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, released a slate of newly elected board members to include Chairman-elect James Murphy, president and CEO of Davis-Standard LLC.
“SPI members lead the entire plastics supply chain’s innovation in sustainability, technology and manufacturing,” said William R. Carteaux, SPI president and CEO. “I’m truly honored to announce the new officers who will work alongside SPI leadership as we continue to advance plastics and educate consumers and lawmakers.”
Murphy, who served as chairman of NPE2015, has held leadership roles in sales and engineering management during his 25-year career at Davis-Standard, of Pawcatuck, Conn. He holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Akron and an MBA from Kent State University. Murphy’s term as SPI Board chairman runs through December 2017.
“Working with the SPI and NPE teams has been a highlight of my fulfilling career in plastics manufacturing. It’s an honor to serve in any capacity that advances plastics manufacturing and the 940,000 employees who are the backbone of the industry,” said Murphy. “I look forward to working closely with President and CEO Bill Carteaux as well as the other officers in leading SPI into a positive future that promotes growth of the $427 billion industry.”
Murphy will serve with other officers to include:
Vice-Chair - Wylie Royce, Royce Associates
Treasurer – Phil Wilson, BASF Corporation
Secretary – Tad McGwire, Industrial Heater Corp.
Officer-at-Large – James Clark, Printpack Inc.
Officer-at-Large – Paul Augustowski, LyondellBasell
Officer-at-Large – Jay Olson, John Deere
Immediate Past Chair – Fred Daniell, Kureha America Inc.
The officers’ terms expire after a year, on Dec. 31, 2017.
Founded in 1937, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association promotes growth in the $427 billion U.S. plastics industry. Representing nearly one million American workers in the third largest U.S. manufacturing industry, SPI delivers legislative and regulatory advocacy, market research, industry promotion and the fostering of business relationships and zero waste strategies. SPI also owns and produces the international NPE trade show. All profits from NPE are reinvested into SPI’s industry services. Find SPI online at www.plasticsindustry.org and www.inthehopper.org.
Contact:
Kimberly Coghill
202-974-5210
KCoghill@plasticsindustry.org
