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Keith Pearson, SA, is new WPO president PDF Print E-mail
Written by Peter Roessel   
Monday, 17 April 2006 00:00
Pearson“A recognition of Africa”

At the World Packaging Organisation’s board meeting held in Prague in mid-October, a new president was elected to succeed Dr Alexis Stassinopoulos of Greece. Presidents serve for three years and Dr Stassinopoulos’s term ends in April 2006. President elect is South Africa’s Keith Pearson, immediate past national chairman of the Institute of Packaging (SA). This is the first time that a WPO president has come from the African continent.

Keith Pearson has thorough experience in packaging, having worked for some 30 years in various management positions for the Kohler group, a leading packaging conglomerate in South Africa (and recently acquired by Nampak). For the past few years he has been working as a consultant and now feels that he has the time to commit himself to WPO. This is not the first time he has been offered the presidency.

“I look forward to this with high hopes. I was offered the presidency some years ago, but I did not feel that I had the time to devote to it. Furthermore, I was uncertain how much support I had within the organisation. Therefore, I declined,” says Mr Pearson. “However, now I feel that I have both the time and the support, and therefore the decision was an easy one to take. I am the first from the African continent to be offered this position, and I view this as a recognition of Africa.”
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:03 )
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World Packaging Organisation to expand membership – and educational efforts! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Bo Wallteg   
Monday, 17 April 2006 00:00
Dr Carl OlsmatsUnder the motto “Better quality of life through better packaging to more people” the World Packaging Organisation is active worldwide. Some 40 countries are members through business organisations and packaging institutes. Many people are acquainted with the organisation through the WorldStar competition, which annually selects the best packaging worldwide. However, the organisation’s most important work is less known. Its main goal is to develop and educate the packaging industry worldwide.

Since 2002, the Secretariat of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has been located in Sweden under the direction of Dr Carl Olsmats, who also plays a leading role at the well-respected packaging institute STFI-Packforsk, Sweden.

“Our job at WPO is to promote the benefits of packaging commercially, economically and ecologically as well as from a social perspective,” says Dr Olsmats.

We spread knowledge through education and by exchanging information between members. Most member nations have their own packaging education programmes. If we can transfer knowledge from the developed countries to the underdeveloped ones in a successful way our mission will have succeeded.

It’s important to point out that WPO is a non-profit organisation. All the money we receive is reinvested in projects worldwide,” says Dr Olsmats.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:03 )
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30th Anniversary IPPO PDF Print E-mail
Written by Peter Roessel   
Friday, 29 April 2005 00:00
On Sunday, April 24, 2005, IPPO celebrated its 30th anniversary with a party at Brauerei Schumacher in Düsseldorf with invited guests.

Here are some photo's taken during the party.

Åke E. Andersson
Founder member Åke E. Andersson toasts on the success of Ippo as a friendly society


Founder members Pauline Covell and Åke E. Andersson are looking at a book with

photo's with Ippo history

Former Ippo President Liliam Benzi of Brazil hands over the microphone to the new President Gerard Molenaar of The Netherlands

Honorary Ippo members gather for a group photo. From left to right:

Jorma Hämäläinen, Åke Andersson, Bob Heitzman, Pauline Covell, Mary Murphy, Carlos da Silva Campos, Liliam Benzi and Peter Roessel

 

 

The new Ippo Board. From left to right: Gill Loubser (Secretary General), Bo Wallteg (Vice-President), Felicity Murray (Treasurer) and Gerard Molenaar (President)
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 September 2008 11:39 )
 
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