Mike May Promoted to Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Duncan, S.C. - Feb. 1, 2006 - Daniel L. Jones,
president and CEO of Hayssen Packaging
Technologies, has named Mike May to the position of
Vice President, Sales and Marketing. As a member of
Hayssen's leadership team, May will focus on
expanding Hayssen's global customer base. Hayssen is
a leading provider of flexible packaging solutions and a
member of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.
Since joining Hayssen in 1996, May has held positions
of increasing responsibility in the company's financial
and sales departments and has had the opportunity to be involved with several
business initiatives, taking a leadership role in the company's continued growth. He
holds a bachelor's degree from The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina and
an MBA from Clemson University in Clemson, S.C.
Commenting on his appointment, May said, "My focus will be to continue the
development of our leadership position in the packaging industry, deliver exceptional
service to our customers and build on the distinctive leadership culture enjoyed by
Hayssen and others in the Barry-Wehmiller organization."
For additional information, please contact Prentice Connell at (864) 486-4254.
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 12 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 and Ambec, leading suppliers 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 over $200 million of that in global markets.
