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Anderson & Vreeland Kevin Ketter has been promoted to the position of Director of Manufacturing Operations across North America operations for Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing supplies.

DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na

DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/

Prior to his promotion, Kevin Ket- ter served as Operations Manager for Provident, a sister company of Anderson & Vreeland. In this role, Ketter was primarily responsible for manufacturing, customer ser- vice, and procurement. He has more than 25 years of en- gineering and operations manage- ment experience.

Kevin Ketter

In this new position, Ketter will assume the re- sponsibility for manufacturing processes and new manufactured products, as well as oversee manufac- turing continuous improvement initiatives through- out Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. He will also maintain his role as Operations Manager for Provident, LLC. Ketter is a graduate of the University of Wiscon- sin-Scout, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management. Ketter has previously worked in manufacturing companies such as Infinity Machine & Engineering, Intertape Polymer Group, and Ariens Co, where he held vari- ous positions in Purchasing, Value Stream Manage- ment, Manufacturing Engineering, and Continuous Improvement Management.

ARC International ARC International, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has introduced Frank Schwartz as the newest addition to its team. Joining as the Technical Service Representative for the Midwest re- gion, Schwartz reportedly brings expertise in press operation and has effectively represented several roller, plate, and ink enterprises. PPG

Frank Schwartz

John Bruno, current Vice President, Investor Rela- tions, has been appointed Vice President, Finance by PPG. Bruno will continue to report to Vince Mo- rales, PPG Senior Vice President and Chief Finan- cial Officer (CFO).

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