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8 ista views • December 2015 • www.ista.org • Sustainability & Physical Performance Testing • Distribution & Transit Testing • Heavy Metals & Chemical Properties Assessments • Environmental & Atmospheric Conditioning (including Accelerated Aging and UV Exposure) • Medical Packaging & Cold Chain Testing • ASTM, Tappi, ISTA, ISO, ANSI, UNDOT Certified • Global Locations: US, EU and Asia WHEN IT COMES TO PRODUCT PACKAGING, NO ONE HAS MORE CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE THAN SGS. SGS IS THE WORLD'S LEADING INSPECTION, VERIFICATION, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION COMPANY. Call 800-777-TEST or visit us.sgs.com/cts. THE TOTAL PACKAGE FOR TESTING & COMPLIANCE Inside ISTA Headquarters North American Division Board Welcomes Three New Directors ISTA is pleased to announce the recent appointments of three new Directors to the North American Division Board, Tom Blanck of Chainalytics, Michael Gabriel of Land O'Lakes and Brian Walker of Green Bay Packaging Inc. Tom, Michael and Brian have extensive experience in the packaging industry and will provide valuable input and perspective to the North American Division Board. Congratulations! Tom Blanck founded the Packaging Optimization practice at Chainalytics, and currently leads its business development efforts. In this role, Tom works directly with leading global organizations to enable the delivery of supply chain packaging optimization and package engineering services. Tom Blanck, Chainalytics Mike Gabriel has been with Land O' Lakes, Inc. for over 26 years in various technical and management positions in R&D and Engineering. He is currently a Principal Packaging Engineer with Land O' Lakes. Mike received his B.S. in Packaging from Michigan State University. He is involved in various professional activities including ISTA Certification Council Member; Board of Advisors for the University of Minnesota Center for Environment and Health Policy; Board of Directors with the Michigan State University School of Packaging Alumni Association; and guest lecturer with both Michigan State University School of Packaging and University of Minnesota Food Science and Nutrition Department. Mike holds many patents and two DuPont Awards for Innovation in Food Processing and Packaging. Michael Gabriel, Land O'Lakes Brian Walker is a result minded professional working with design, product development, sales and technical disciplines in the paper and packaging industry. His work experience & technical training has guided him to work with projects in automotive, appliance, food, electronics, medical, consumer & commercial packaging applications. In addition to supporting ISTA, he is a contributing author, speaker and technical liaison with several packaging industry associations including IoPP, TAPPI and FBA. He currently works in Wisconsin, at the Green Bay Packaging Inc., corporate office and manages company technical services, product development and customer solutions as their Corporate Technical Director. Brian Walker, Green Bay Packaging Inc.

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