Huston Patterson/Lewisburg Printing Name Tonya Kowa-Morelli New COO Decator, Illinois based Huston Patterson Printers and Lewisburg Printing Company announced that Tonya Kowa-Morelli has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
cade long growth of her family’s business. She is an in- dustry proven leader with a track record of success at all levels. Since the merger of Huston Patterson and Lewisburg Printing, she has been leading company-wide integration teams, board level integration and the implementation of EOS across the company’s five locations. “Tonya possesses the rare ability to think, plan, and execute strategically. And she does that with a spirit of helpfulness and encouragement, embodying our core val- ues and motivating those around her,” said Hale Hawkins, CEO. “We are incredibly fortunate to have her leadership.” Kowa-Morelli said she is humbled and grateful for the opportunity to help guide the company into the next chap- ter of success. “Lewisburg Printing, Hawk Converting, Huston Patter-
In this role she will manage the day-to-day operations and will con- tinue to champion the company’s mission of helping employees and clients build their futures. All Illinois and Tennessee operations will re-
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port to Kowa-Morelli. Kowa-Morelli has been the President of Huston Patter- son since 2014 and was instrumental in the historic, de-
son and Sigma Graphics have excellent em- ployees who dedicate their careers to ex- ceeding our clients’ expectations and I am excited to work alongside them,” she said. Both founded in the late 1800s, Lewis- burg Printing Company and Huston Patter- son merged in March 2022 after a century of independent success providing printing and packaging to client’s clients across North America. With a combined 200 years of demon- strated history in print, combined with a new focus and capabilities, the company said it has the equipment, materials and dedicated service required to handle their customers’ folding carton needs. Lewisburg Printing, Huston Patterson, Hawk Converting, Sigma Graphics, and LPC Texas Visual are backed by Radial Equity Partners. CCCA & PPEC Announce Inaugural Golf Tournament The Canadian Corrugated & Container- board Association (CCCA) and the Paper & Paperboard Packing Environmental Council (PPEC) announced the Inaugural Golf Tour- nament on September 27 at Club de Golf de L’lle de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. This is an opportunity to gather for a day of golf and networking with colleagues from across the industry. Special early registra- tion pricing is available through August 21. The event begins with breakfast at 10:30 a.m., a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m., and re- ception and dinner at 4:30 p.m. Online registration opens soon. For more information, contact Kate Menard at kmenard@cccabox.org or (905) 458-0087.
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