The consumer goods industry veteran is expected to help develop and drive global business strategy in what amounts to a new executive position for TekniPlex.
Grote assumes leadership of the lifecycle business strategy, bringing programs and services beyond equipment to food processors to maintain, operate and extend the life of machinery.
Peter Fox has been promoted to CEO of SOMIC Packaging. Fox is a 30-year packaging industry veteran, and has served as the Senior VP of Sales at SOMIC since joining the Minnesota-headquartered company in 2014, which manufactures of end-of-line, retail-ready case packaging machinery.