TricorBraunhas named Jon-Paul Genest director of project management, a newly created post to expedite the speed to market for complex national and international packaging programs, according to Brett J. Binkowski, senior vice president, global supply.

For almost 15 years, Mr. Genest has served in engineering and project management for consumer product companies including: Lysol on behalf of Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC; Truvia Sweetener for Cargill, Incorporated; SoftScrub and Renuzit for The Dial Corporation; OxiClean for Orange Glo; Odor Eaters for Combe, Incorporated and Clinique for Clinique Laboratories, LLC as well as other leading brands in Europe and Asia.

 

“He will work with TricorBraun clients in all phases of packaging including: product development, design and engineering in addition to global supply management,” Mr. Binkowski said.

Mr. Genest is a 1997 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in packaging science.

TricorBraun (www.tricorbraun.com) is one of North America’s largest providers of jars, bottles and other rigid packaging components. The firm has more than 40 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Asia. Its primary focus is on packaging for personal care; cosmetics; healthcare; food and beverages; as well as industrial and household chemicals.