Koenig & Bauer Koenig & Bauer has made a step in strengthening its corrugated sales team by naming Kevin Erbe as its new National Sales Manager of Koenig & Bauer. Erbe will report to Koenig & Bau- er Senior Vice President of Sales Ran Landau and starts his new po- sition immediately. Erbe has a long career in the man- ufacturing sector with extensive People & Places
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knowledge of the packaging and corrugated mar- kets. His most previous position was as Vice Pres- ident of Sales for an international manufacturer of corrugated machinery products that includes flexo folder gluers, full corrugators, corrugating compo- nents and corrugating rolls. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering. Erbe will be attending various trade shows includ- ing AICC and TAPPI events and visiting current cus- tomers and potential prospects on behalf of Koenig & Bauer. KDV After 28 years, Shane Vaughn, President and CEO of KDV Label, LLC, will be retiring from his role
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as CEO and stepping away from KDV at the end of April 2023. The organization’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the ap- pointment of Keith Walz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Walz currently serves as the organization’s Chief Finan- cial Officer (CFO).
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Under Vaughn’s leadership, the organization grew more than four- fold to become a nationally recognized label solu- tions provider. Walz has served the organization as its CFO since 2021. Prior to joining KDV, he was President of Os- born, LLC, a manufacturer of industrial metal finish- ing products and before that was the Vice President of Corporate M&A for Brady Corporation. NAStar John Short has been promoted to Vice President of NAStar Inc. A graduate of the University of Wis- consin, Short began his career with NAStar in field sales and evolved into marketing management.
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