In this month\u2019s Women in Manufacturing spotlight, Pretium Packaging is proud to recognize Penny Keeter, Vice President \u2013 Finance & Operations Controller. Penny brings over 34 years of professional experience, a passion for mentorship, and a philosophy that people are a company\u2019s most important asset. <\/p>\n
Penny began her journey when she joined Intertech Corporation after answering a newspaper ad for an Office Manager. Still in college, she wasn\u2019t sure what the Office Manager position would entail, but the ad said Intertech was \u201cwilling to train,\u201d and the family-owned business not only worked with Penny\u2019s school schedule, but it also paid for education from that point forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe chance that was given to me, and the idea of someone being \u2018willing to train,\u2019 has stuck with me and been the basis for how I look at leadership,\u201d Penny says. \u201cAlways be quick to give others a chance and willing to train them. Investing in people is what leadership is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being an entrepreneur with a very small staff, the owner of Intertech firmly believed in knowing the business from top to bottom, including out on the manufacturing floor. \u201cI spent as much time on the manufacturing floor as I did in the office,\u201d Penny says. \u201cI spent years being exposed to almost everything in the plant short of turning wrenches \u2013 from packing bottles to scheduling the plant to purchasing raw materials to digging into \u201chow is this made\u201d \u2013 at the same time functioning for years as the only accounting\/finance person at Intertech.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pretium acquired Intertech in 2015, and Penny has continued to embrace opportunities to learn more and advance within the organization, from regional leadership to her new corporate finance position. She was named VP of Finance and Operations Controller in 2021 as Pretium made some of its most ambitions acquisitions. \u201cThis was a newly created position, and in the year I\u2019ve held the position, we have made tremendous progress with integrating Alpha and Grupo Edid,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s been another learning curve in my career to go from leading a region to now leading all sites in the US and Canada. I am so fortunate to have a team of co-workers who are all willing to step up and help wherever, whenever needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeadership is more than a position or a title. A responsibility to be compassionate to the co-workers that help support you and the company in its success. A responsibility to never take people for granted, to mentor and develop the next generation of leaders, and to realize your most valuable asset is the people who surround you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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