Industry Veteran Bob Bova To Lead Paper Pak Industries' New Business Development Team

LA VERNE, Calif. – Paper Pak Industries announced today the creation of a new team within the company’s sales and marketing organization. Bob Bova, previously Paper Pak’s Midwest Region Sales Manager, will now lead Paper Pak’s new business initiatives as Vice President, Business Development. Mr. Bova will focus on further developing Paper Pak’s line of value-added absorbent food safety products in the United States and Canada.  Lindsay Riehle, Paper Pak’s Technical Sales Manager, will report directly to Mr. Bova.

“Bob Bova is uniquely qualified to lead Paper Pak’s business development team. Bob has a keen understanding of food safety issues and a strong track record of successfully developing new products and systems in the food industry,” noted Ron Jensen, Paper Pak Industries’ Chief Executive Officer and President. “Bob and his team will also utilize Paper Pak’s state-of-the-art microbiology lab and research center to develop new value-added absorbent products for food processors and grocery retailers.”  Mr. Bova earned a BS degree in Animal Science from Michigan State University and has had increasingly responsible sales and marketing positions with Cargill, Farmland Foods and BilMar Foods. 

The creation of Paper Pak’s new business development team follows the recent completion of significant technological and capacity enhancements to its manufacturing sites in La Verne, California and Washington, Georgia.  The modernization and expansion increased Paper Pak’s ability to meet the growing demand for its value-added products in the North American and global markets.  Both the California and Georgia production facilities are vertically integrated, including an environmentally friendly paper mill, modern high-speed converting lines, and large storage and distribution facilities.

John Terrien, Paper Pak’s Vice President, Sales and Marketing, will continue to be responsible for sales of the company’s line of standard absorbent food safety products in the United States and Canada.

Paper Pak Industries

Founded in 1960, Paper Pak Industries is the largest manufacturer in North America dedicated solely to the manufacturing of absorbent mediums for the food and medical industries. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities on both coasts of the United States, PPI offers a wide variety of standard absorbent food pads as well as custom-designed products to meet specific absorbent needs. Products are available in unique pad sizes, colors, shapes, and absorbencies designed to meet customers’ specific absorbent applications.  For more information, please visit www.paperpakindustries.com.

Source: Paper Pak Industries