EVANSVILLE, ID—Berry Plastics Group, Inc. announced it has appointed Jean-Marc Galvez as president of its Consumer Packaging Division. Jean-Marc currently serves as president for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa for the company’s Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division.
Jean-Marc assumed his new role Jan. 1. He succeeded Tom Salmon, who was appointed as Berry’s president and COO effective Oct. 3, 2016.
“I look forward to working closely with Jean-Marc as Berry continues to build upon its strong North American consumer packaging business and implements strategic initiatives to increase the business’s global presence,” said Tom.
Jean-Marc joined AVINTIV (which Berry acquired in 2015) in July 2011 as VP of sales, marketing and product development for Europe. Prior to joining the company, he was the global commercial general manager at Merquinsa from 2002-2011. He has also held various global general manager and commercial roles of increasing responsibility at Monsanto in Belgium and Dow Chemical in Switzerland. Jean-Marc holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie in Monpellier, France.