George Abd Joins Pretium Packaging as President and Chief Executive Officer
January 4, 2008 - Pretium Packaging is pleased to announce that George Abd has
joined the company's St. Louis office as President and Chief Executive Officer.
George has an extensive diversified history having previously served as CEO of
Spartech Corporation, a $1.5 billion company in the plastic products industry.
Keith Harbison the former CEO, will continue to have an active presence at
Pretium as the Chairman of the Board, where his efforts will become more focused
on the strategic direction of the business, customer relations and addressing
the proper capital structure to facilitate growth.
Dave Winslett, formerly President, has been promoted to Vice Chairman.
"This organizational change is part of the continued evolution and growth of
Pretium that started several years ago. We are in an extremely competitive and
increasing complex industry. To continuously improve our service to our
customers and drive consistent financial growth, we need an executive to lead
the organization with a proven skill set and a track record of sustained
performance. I believe George Abd is the right person for Pretium and I am
extremely excited that he has agreed to join us." stated Keith Harbison.
Mr. Abd stated, "I am thrilled to be joining Pretium Packaging and for the
opportunity to be part of its future success. Keith and the Pretium team have
built a great company focused on delivering value to its customers and I am
committed to leading an aggressive execution of the company’s plans for enhanced
customer service, growth, innovation and financial performance."
Pretium Packaging is a St. Louis, Missouri headquartered supplier of PET & HDPE
blow molded containers to the food, beverage, chemical, personal care and
pharmaceutical markets. Operating 10 manufacturing facilities across the US and
in Eastern Canada, Pretium supplies containers ranging in size from .85 oz /
25mL to 2.5 gallon / 9.5L.