People
Rodger D. Fuller, division vice president and general manager of the North American consumer products division at Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., and Marty F. Pignone, division vice president and general manager of the North American paper division, have been elected corporate officers.
Mickey Truck Bodies Inc.,
High Point, N.C., has named Pedro Machado global sales manager. He will be based in Houston and
will focus on business in Mexico and other parts of Latin America.
George M. Smart, former
president of Sonoco-Phoenix Inc., has been elected to the board of directors at Ball Corp., Broomfield, Colo.
Linpac Materials Handling,
Georgetown, Ky., has promoted Patrick M.
Huesing to sales manager for beverage, general
business and government accounts. Jason LaRoy has been named senior manufacturing project engineer, and Brigitte Mader account
manager for the beverage industry.
Graphic Packaging Corp.
has appointed Karl Christianson vice president and resident manager of its paper mill
in West Monroe, La.
B&H Labeling Systems,
Ceres, Calif., has named Bruce Andrade vice president of operations, responsible for
manufacturing, engineering, quality control, information systems and
purchasing.