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first duty as Immediate Past Chairman, presented Mari- no with the Chairman’s Gavel. As Marino’s first order of business, he presented Jay and Terry Carman with AICC’s crystal globe, which represents the tireless level of com-
rugated Machinery. Szany was recognized as being the AICC member who has gone “above and beyond” to pro- mote AICC membership and the value of the association.
mitment the Carmans have given over the past two years. “I want to tell you how honored I am to be AICC Chairman,” said Marino in his introductory remarks. “This as- sociation means a great deal to me and many of the won- derful people in this room and I look forward to representing
Gene Marino
you all. I’m also grateful to Akers Packaging, not only for their support of my chairmanship of AICC but for their sup- port as an employer. Akers is a great organization. “As we come out of the pandemic year, it’s time to re-evaluate and re-think what we’re doing in our business to create a sustainable enterprise. What I’d like to focus on for my year in the Chairman’s role is marrying my love of golf and my love for strategy and execution, which is basically a ‘grin it and rip it’ philosophy. Marino said his philosophy is like approaching a golf ball on the tee: it’s time to stop thinking and it’s time to start executing. It’s also doing what it takes to get every- one on the same page and heading in the same direction, whether its five, ten or fifteen years down the road.
Jay and Terry Carman
Carman, the first AICC Chairman to serve two years, then introduced Gene Marino of Akers Packaging as AICC’s Chairman for 2021-22 Membership Year and in his
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