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35 Extrusion International 3/2022 Senior Managing Director Overseeing Standards and Conformity Assessment Appointed  TheAmerican Society ofMechan- ical Engineers (ASME) announced that Christopher Cantrell has accept- ed the newly created position of Se- nior Managing Director of Standards and Engineering Services, effective 17 October. In this new role, Cantrell will oversee all aspects of ASME’s standards development, conformity assessment, and standards research operations. Cantrell joins ASME from the state of Nebraska where he held the position of chief boiler inspector for 15 years, and as both the state fire marshal and chief boiler inspector for the past four years. “Chris brings to ASME deep experi- ence as a state chief, as chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, as an inspector for Hart- ford Steam Boiler, our largest autho- rized inspection agency, and as an ASME committee volunteer,” says ASME Chief Operating Officer Jeff Patterson. “Just as important, while in state government, Chris led in the introduction of digital platforms that have enabled his teams to work more efficiently. His familiarity with our volunteers and staff, our standards development and conformity assess- ment processes, and the systems that support them, plus his accomplish- ments in organizational transforma- tion, make him the ideal executive to lead our standards and engineering services team into the future.“ “I am honored to have been se- lected by ASME to take on this new and important role,” says Cantrell. “For over 140 years, ASME has been the worldwide leader in promoting engineering as a profession and in codes and standards development. Under the leadership of CEO Tom Costabile and COO Jeff Patterson, the society continues to grow and thrive in today’s rapidly changing business and regulatory environ- ment. I am eager to get to work and to be a part of the ASME team.” ASME www.asme.org New Regional Managing Director Announced  ALPLA Group, a global packag- ing manufacturer for a wide range of industries, announced the ap- pointment of Tasos Pourloukakis as its new Regional Managing Direc- tor North America, the top business unit leader for the region. Tasos Pourloukakis was promoted from Country Managing Director for ALPLA’s UK operations and brings a total of sixteen years of manufac- turing and quality experience from both ALPLA and another industry leader. “I am delighted to welcome Ta- sos Pourloukakis to his new role as Regional Managing Director North America. In addition to his many years of managing experience as AL- PLA Country Manager in UK, he has a broad background knowledge of numerous different business areas within the packaging industry. That makes him the ideal person to de- cisively drive our expansion course on the US market,” said ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner. Prior to joining ALPLA, Tasos Pourloukakis served with packag- ing manufacturer Crown Holdings, Inc. in the UK and in Dubai UAE. He held progressively responsible roles in quality, continuous improvement, operations and health and safety. ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG www.alpla.com ALPLA announced the appointment of Tasos Pourloukakis as its new Regional Managing Director North America (Copyright: ALPLA) Christopher Cantrell