Board Converting News, April 22, 2024

FBA Welcomes Jim Thomson To Annual Meeting Stage

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The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced Walmart’s Jim Thomson as a speaker at the upcoming FBA Annual Meet- ing set for May 6-8 at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. As the Director of Packaging Product Development, Thomson will share Walmart’s approach to packaging and

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provide an overview and update on the company’s four-year plan to automate distribution centers across the country. Thomson will talk about how automa- tion is impacting packaging that moves through the Walmart system. Thomson graduated from UW Stout with a double major in packaging and

general business administration and has over 20 years of experience in the packaging industry. He started his ca- reer at IBM, giving him a strong background in electronic packaging design for both foam and corrugated. He then moved on to UFP Technologies where he engineered foam packaging products, including specialty thermo- formed foam packages. At UFP, Thomson certified and ran an International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) lab. His ex- perience in specialty packaging led to many years of pack- CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Jim Thomson

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