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Kikumoto will be leading sales efforts for the North American market, comprising the U.S., Canada, and Mex- ico, beginning on January 4, 2021. The 29-year Mitsubi- shi veteran will work in close collaboration with Christine
The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report was pub- lished for participating members. December The wax alternative coating survey was published in December. FBA shared social media posts about the role of corrugated boxes in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. FBA also announced a “Save the Date” for the 2021 FBA Annual Meeting to be held at Montage Laguna Beach, Sunday, May 2 – Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (a Sunday to Tuesday format). Dennis Colley is President & CEO of FBA. MHIA Corrugating Machinery Names Kikumoto VP Sales, North America The Corrugating Machinery Division of Hunt Valley, Mary- land based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), a supplier of corrugating and box-making machinery, has announced the assignment of Hiroyuki Kikumoto as new Vice President, Sales for North America, Kikumoto is replacing Yasushi Kitahara, who will be as- suming a leadership role in the Sales Department of Mit- subishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems (MHI-MS) in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan, after a successful three-year tenure as VP, Director of Sales for North America.
Little, the division’s Senior Sales Manager, and regional sales man- agers John Bacot, Greg Kukla and David Moulder. Kikumoto’s appointment is MHIA’s most recent move de- signed to strengthen its robust ma- chinery sales, allowing the compa- ny to deliver on its commitment to
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grow market share and brand preference as the corrugat- ing industry emerges from the COVID-19 epidemic in 2021. “We’re thrilled to welcome Kikumoto to the North Amer- ican MHIA team,” said Shoji Isoai, President, MHIA Corru- gating Machinery Division. “His nearly three decades of global management and sales experience, understanding of our industry’s unique value chain, and proven leader- ship across multiple Mitsubishi divisions will help the cor- rugating machinery division continue to grow and deepen our customer partnerships.” Kikumoto most recently served as General Manager, Printing & Packaging Machinery Sales Department, at Mit- subishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd., where he was responsible for global sales of its printing and pa- per converting machinery businesses.
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