Arlington, VA, November 13, 2007 – The PMMI membership today elected four new members to the PMMI Board of Directors, and the Board assigned Executive Committee roles for the coming year.

“On behalf of PMMI’s 547 member companies, I want to congratulate these leaders for joining the Board of Directors of this dynamic and forward-thinking organization,” said Jim Anderson, PMMI chairman and chairman of Marlen.

“I know I speak for everyone on the Board when I say we look forward to working with you as we chart new directions for PMMI,” he added.

The election took place this morning at the Chairman’s Report business session of PMMI’s Annual Meeting, held here November 12–14.

The following packaging industry leaders will serve four year terms beginning January 1, 2008:

During this morning’s session, Anderson also announced PMMI’s 2008 Executive Committee:

Bob Risley, nominating committee chairman and corporate development executive at Intralox Inc., noted the class fulfills the bylaws’ requirement that the Board reflect the makeup of the membership in terms of company size and location.

He added, “Just as important, although not prescribed in our bylaws, we have looked for members who have demonstrated a commitment to PMMI by being active in the organization. Simply put, the heart and soul of this organization lies in the dedicated volunteer stewardship of our PMMI members and we appreciate these leaders’ willingness to support the organization.”

Risley noted each of the new board members currently serves on at least one PMMI committee.

PMMI is a trade association whose more than 500 general members manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in the United States and Canada. PMMI’s thirty-two supplier members manufacture commercially available packaging machinery components. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging. Its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers. Visit www.pmmi.org for more information.

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