Aldred Appointed President of Flint Group Packaging & Narrow Web

LUXEMBOURG—Flint Group announced the appointment of Doug Aldred as president of Packaging & Narrow Web – Europe and North America. In addition to this new role, he will also assume responsibility for the global packaging and narrow web strategy and will report directly to Antoine Fady, chief executive officer.

Aldred joined Flint Ink in 1994 as a manufacturing manager within Canada, and in 1998 was appointed as general manager, Sheetfed Europe. With Flint-Schmidt he became global VP for the sheetfed division and in 2005 was appointed as VP for Packaging EMEA. In 2009 he became responsible for all sales and business development in Packaging and Narrow Web EMEA.

Commenting on the appointment Fady said, “I am delighted with the appointment of Doug to president of the Packaging & Narrow Web – Europe and North America. This is another example of a key appointment being made from within the Flint Group business—which is always pleasing to see. Doug has played a key role in growing the European business in his position as VP for Packaging EMEA and was instrumental in the successful acquisitions of Torda and in Russia. Under Doug’s leadership, we have also established an important joint venture in Turkey and an international key account strategy”