Transcontinental Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas Morin as President of TC Transcontinental Packaging effective July 1, 2019. Based in Chicago, in the United States, Mr. Morin will report to François Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and he will be part of the Executive Management Committee. Since 2014, this position has been held by longstanding executive Brian Reid, who has been with the Corporation for over 25 years. Moving forward, Mr. Reid will dedicate his time exclusively to his role of President of TC Transcontinental Printing, a position he has held for more than 10 years. As President of TC Transcontinental Packaging, Mr. Morin will have full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility and provide strategic and thought leadership to the sector's operations and plants around the world. He will be in charge of establishing long-term goals and strategies as well as executing business plans, aiming for further efficiency and profit maximization. In support of the Corporation's vision Mr. Morin will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of the Packaging business in all its markets through organic sales growth and acquisitions, as well as managing investments by ensuring that proposed capital expenditures are in line with the strategy. Mr. Morin brings more than 23 years of global packaging experience, the past 13 years spent managing $1 billion+ businesses for which he had full P&L responsibility, and overseeing a workforce comprised of thousands of employees located in dozens of factories around the world. Until June, he served as Vice President of South East Asia for Amcor Flexible Packaging Asia Pacific in Singapore, a position he has held for the past two years. Previously, he also held the position of Vice President of Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions for Amcor Flexible Packaging Europe. From 2010 to 2015, following the Alcan Packaging acquisition by Amcor, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Fresh Products and Capsules for Amcor Flexible Packaging Europe, in Zurich. From 2007 to 2009, he was Vice President and General Manager, Dairy, for Alcan Flexible Packaging Europe, in Paris. As part of his academic background, Mr. Morin was awarded a Finance and Controlling Diploma of the Higher School Business of Lyon (EM Lyon), France.
Transcontinental Inc. is a Canada-based packaging company. It conducts business in Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. It operates in three segments: Packaging, Printing, and Media. The Packaging segment specializes in extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting packaging solutions, generates revenues from the manufacturing and recycling of flexible plastic, including roll stock, labels, die cut lids, shrink films, bags and pouches and advanced coatings. Its facilities are mainly located in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. The Printing segment provides integrated services for retailers, including premedia services, flyer printing and distribution, in-store marketing products as well as print solutions for newspapers, magazines, and mass marketing products. The Media segment offers print and digital publishing products, in French and English, including educational books and specialized publications for professionals.
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