tna APPOINTS ALFREDO BLANCO AS VICE-PRESIDENT IN THE AMERICAS
June 1, 2011
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tna APPOINTS ALFREDO BLANCO AS VICE-PRESIDENT IN THE AMERICAS
Dallas, United States, 1 July, 2011: Food packaging solutions specialist tna has appointed Alfredo Blanco as vice president – americas. Blanco takes over control of operations in the region from Michael Green, who is returning to Sydney as managing director for the global tna group.
Blanco’s role within tna will be to lead and support the diverse, high performance tna team across the Americas with customers, offices and staff ranging from Canada to Chile. With the Americas representing a significant market for tna, he will be tasked with broadening the application base and penetration of pioneering tna packaging solutions including the tna roflo® VM 3 vibratory motion conveyor, on-machine seasoning system the tna intelli-flav® OMS 3 plus the company’s flagship VFFS bagger, the tna robag® 3c in key food industry sectors.
An engineer by trade, Blanco has amassed 15 year’s experience in senior engineering and operations management roles, most recently with Gruma Corporation as vice-president of engineering and sustainability where he successfully installed 23 separate production lines within a 24-month period across Gruma’s 20-site business. Previously with PepsiCo Foods (Latin America Region), he led new plant start ups and managed infrastructure planning across five South American countries.
In joining tna, Blanco commented: “It really is a fantastic time to be joining tna. I’ve seen first-hand just what a customer-led business tna is. With 30 years of innovation at its core, it’s exciting to join the tna team in a role where I can make my end-user perspective count towards developing tna business further in the Americas.”
“Alfredo’s appointment is an important one for tna and comes at a critical time,” said Alf Taylor, founder of tna. “With a growing customer base in the Americas, an aggressive growth plan and with the Pack Expo show right around the corner, we needed a commercially astute engineering mind at the helm in the Americas and, with his experience, Alfredo fits the bill.”
Blanco will be based at tna’s US base in Dallas, Texas.
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Editor’s note:
tna is a leading global supplier of integrated food packaging solutions with over 6,000 systems installed across more than 120 countries. The company provides a comprehensive range of products including spraying, distribution, seasoning, weighing, packaging, metal detection and identification solutions, plus promotional and cutting equipment. tna’s unique combination of innovative technologies, extensive project management experience and 24/7 global support ensures customers achieve faster, more reliable and flexible packaged food products at the lowest cost of ownership.
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TNA Australia Pty Ltd., 24 Carter Street, Sydney Olympic Park NSW, 2127, Australia
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