Lindal honors employees in
60th anniversary celebrations…
Hamburg, Germany-based Lindal Group—worldwide designer,
manufacturer and marketer of valves, actuators and spray
caps used in aerosol products—has marked its 60th anniversary
by hosting a series of exclusive celebratory events with its 1,200
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employees.
In the run-up to the company’s
anniversary on June 7, members
of staff from its 14 international
locations took part in events to
acknowledge their loyalty and
diligence within the family-run
business. Local celebrations also
took place with employees and
their families.
As part of the activities,
hundreds of Lindal employees
from around the world tuned
into a live broadcast delivered by
Katharina Lilienthal, Shareholder
representing the family.
“It was hugely important for us to honor our 60 years in business
by giving something back to our employees, many of whom
have stood with us beyond retirement age and remained loyal to
Lindal for generations,” explained Lilienthal.
“I wanted to do this personally and reach out to everyone in
our entire business.”
During the live recording, Lilienthal announced the winners
of a 60 Years Special Lottery that all employees were entered into.
Ahead of the broadcast, a Lindal “Best Memories” competition
was also organized, giving each staff member a
chance to submit a favorite workplace memory.
The contest received dozens of entries and
more than 300 photos in less than two weeks.
Many of the memories submitted paid tribute
to Katharina Lilienthal’s father and former
owner Peter Lilienthal, who ran the business
for 25 years and passed away in 2017. He took
over the business from his father, Johannes
Lilienthal, who founded the company in 1959.
“Through our activities, we wanted to
demonstrate our commitment to and acknowledgement
of our employees, and to celebrate the rewards of hard
work and dedication instilled by both my father and grandfather,”
said Lilienthal.
“Our employees and the work they do continues to be the lifeblood
of our company and by recognizing and celebrating this, we
are keeping alive the legacies left behind and securing an exciting
future for everyone at Lindal.” Spray
Katharina Lilienthal, granddaughter
of Lindal’s Founder, helps
pick the winners of the all-employee
60 Years Special Lottery.
Lindal Group’s UK Sales
Manager, Peter Morgan, retired
on July 31. Morgan joined Lindal
in 1985. Rob Parkes, former
Technical Manager and aerosol
specialist who hails from Aptar
UK, has succeeded Morgan.
Parkes has eleven years of
experience in the aerosol industry in food and beverage, beauty and
pharmaceuticals.
Estée Lauder has made leadership changes at its Smashbox and
GLAMGLOW brands. Sejal Shah Miller was named Senior VP,
Global GM, Smashbox. She succeeds Beth DiNardo, who retired.
Shah Miller previously served as Senior VP, Global GM at Mattel
and prior, with L’Oréal’s Luxury Division. Arnaud Goullin has
been appointed Senior VP, Global GM, GLAMGLOW. Goullin
most recently served with Clinique Global International. Prior to
Estée Lauder, Goullin worked for Shiseido-BPI.
The newly elected members of the Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association
(AMA) of South Africa include Jack Kruger of Amka
Products, Salil Dhingra of Dabur, Lorna Brophy of Evotec-Plastics
and Innocent Mutize of RB. Garth Wilkinson was also re-elected
Chairman for 2019-2020 and Robin Rigney was elected Vice-Chair.
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restructuring into four business units, Berry Global has appointed
Jean-Marc Galvez President of the Consumer Packaging, Inter-
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national Division. Galvez formerly served as President of Berry’s
Consumer Packaging Division, and also held positions at Merquinsa,
Monsanto and Dow Chemical. Bill Norman has been named
President of the Consumer Packaging, North America Division.
Norman previously served as Executive VP, Consumer Packaging
Commercial Operations; he joined Berry in 1993.
The American
Cleaning Institute
(ACI) has named
Taylor Bradley as
Manager, Environmental
&
Scientific Affairs.
Arielle Brown was
appointed Manager
of ACI’s Government Affairs. Joanne Oh was named Communications
& Outreach Coordinator. Prior, Oh served with Johns
Hopkins University’s Homewood Career Center.
Laxman Narasimhan was named CEO-designate of
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc on July 16 and will
be named Group CEO on Sept. 1, as well as head
of the Health Business Unit and Executive Director
of the Board. Narasimhan hails from PepsiCo
where he served as Global Chief Commercial
Officer and member of the Executive Committee.
He succeeds Rakesh Kapoor, who served with RB
for more than three decades.