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istan. To him and many others, The War in Afghanistan, which ended in 2021 with the Taliban back in power, fell off track with its long-term strategy. Though poignant, it is an example Murray said that he hates to share out of respect for Afghan veterans. Still, he said it offers a great lesson for his organization, and in the last few years, Murray said he has learned to ask himself and challenge his teams to ask themselves if what they are doing today is in line with the company’s greater strategy. You may be in the weeds working on something that may feel right and marking things off your checklist with hiring, expansions, new software, etc. But is it really in line with where you want to go as an organization? Often you may find that it either doesn’t fit with the company’s overall strategy or it makes you question what your “greater strat- egy” even is to begin with, Murray said. “I only share that because I think it’s important to ask ourselves this question everyday especially as leaders within our organization,” he said. “I think it’s really critical, it’s really important and in a lot of ways it will keep us on track.” Jeffries Brings New Perspective To Kolbus America As Project Manager Cleveland, Ohio based Kolbus America continues to grow its team with the recent appointment of Troy Jeffries as Project Manager. Jeffries joined the service team on Octo- ber 17. As project manager, his responsibilities will include new machine installations, major projects, and service scheduling. “Troy’s work experi-
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ence as both a project and maintenance man- ager at companies within the packaging industry will make him an excellent fit for his role with Kolbus America,” said Ken Carlile, Director of Service. “Troy comes to Kol- bus with a customer’s
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perspective having worked in several converting plants. He will be a great asset to our Service department and Kolbus’ customers. We are pleased to have him join our team.” KOLBUS America is the North American division of KOLBUS GmbH, a German family-owned manufacturing company. The North American headquarters is located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Kolbus America service department is made up of centrally-based teams at the home office as well as service technicians located throughout the U.S. Visit kolbusamerica.com for more information.
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