TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Council Election Open Through Friday An election is underway to fill one Member-at-Large posi- tion on the TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Council (CPC), the governing body of TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Division that develops strategic plans, press products and events. Voting is open until close of business Friday, August 16. The open position is for a three-year term. Voting re- sults will be announced on August 26, 2024, prior to 2024 TAPPI/AICC SuperCorrExpo event, September 8-12, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Current TAPPI Corrugated Division members are asked to vote via the official Survey Monkey ballot for one of the following candidates to serve as Member-at-Large: Mike Kohler has worked for Kohler Coating since
2009 and is currently the Vice President. He specializes in rod-metering systems associated with Kohler's water decks, coaters, and glue units. Kohler has experience on corrugators including the world’s only 13-inch corrugating line in Canton, Ohio used for corrugator trials and testing. Kohler served as a CPC Member-at-Large from 2021-2024. He was active with the Young Professionals (YP) Division since joining TAPPI in 2016 serving in leadership positions including the Division’s Co-Director of Events in 2017-2019 and as the CPC YP Liaison for 2019-2020. Kohler received the TAPPI Young Professional of the Year award in 2018. Danny Lopez , Director, New Machinery Sales, The Haire Group, works closely with his team and collaborates with Haire’s global customers to develop new products. Lopez has worked his entire career in the corrugated packaging industry beginning in 2006 as an application engineer for Alliance Machine Systems International where he de-
signed corrugated plant layouts in North, Central and South America before switch- ing to sales, management, and product support for all Alliance customers in the western U.S. and Canada. Tom Staal is Director of Management Systems for Coastal Containers where he uses his experience as a plant floor super- visor, quality management professional, and management team member to help Coastal transition from a sheet plant start- up to a full-line corrugated plant. A 30-year TAPPI member, he has been a longtime participant of CORBOTEC and FISCOTEC Committees. Staal has previously served as an elected member of the CPC as well as an appointed member until an employ- ment change required that he resign from the post. He has served as working group chair on numerous TAPPI Test Methods and TIPs and on the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG). Staal was awarded the Division Technical Award in 2019. Tim Wilson is the Southeast Territory, New Machinery Sales Manager for The Haire Group. He began his career in the corrugated Industry in 2015 after 13 years in automotive aftermarket sales. Wilson’s responsibilities include growing new cor- rugated converting equipment sales within integrated and independent box makers, while also fostering long-term business re- lationships. He is active in AICC and TAPPI, serving as a member of the CPC, the Tech- nical Program Committee and as Chair of the Supplier Advisory Committee. Wilson earned an Associate of Science from Ivy Tech Community College focused in busi- ness administration and management. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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