CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novolex® announced
today that Theodore (Ted) Jackson
has been appointed President of the company's Performance Solutions
segment that includes the Heritage® can liner,
Shields® custom flexible film, and specialty laminations
businesses. Jackson assumes this role after rising through a series
of positions with increasing responsibility within Novolex and,
before joining the company, broad experience in general operations
and consulting.
"Ted has demonstrated exceptional leadership in a variety of
roles at Novolex," said Novolex Chairman and CEO Stan Bikulege, "and I'm truly excited to have
him join my Senior Leadership Team. His deep knowledge of our
values, operations, and products makes him ideally suited to take
on this key role at the company. We will also benefit from his
extensive experience in a variety of consulting roles that will
bring new valuable insights to our Performance Solutions businesses
and customers."
Most recently, Jackson was Executive Vice President, Operations
for the Novolex Food & Delivery segment where he oversaw
manufacturing operations across 30 plants in North America that produced both fiber and
resin packaging. His career at Novolex began in 2015 as Vice
President of Operations at Duro® Bag after which he took
on additional responsibilities as Senior Vice President, Operations
for the company's combined fiber and resin packaging manufacturing
facilities.
Before joining Novolex, Jackson was a key leader in the
AlixPartners Enterprise Improvement practice for nine years where
he focused on leading manufacturing and operations performance
improvement projects targeting the consumer products and packaging
industries. From 2000 to 2006, he managed cross-functional teams at
IBM's Business Consulting Services, providing performance advice
for both IBM business units and Fortune 500 clients. Jackson's
earlier roles included experience as an SAP Business Application
Consultant and a Project Manager at the Motorola Corporation.
"I am thrilled to join the Performance Solutions team and lead
our global business," Jackson said. "Our mix of technologies and
products, coupled with the breadth of existing and potential
customers, offer exciting opportunities to drive growth and create
value. I look forward to working closely with colleagues on the
Novolex leadership team and across the entire Novolex family to
build on our success and promote the circular economy through both
our operations and products."
Jackson succeeds Grant Gamble, who began his career
at Novolex in 2013 and assumed a number of roles before becoming
President, Performance Solutions when the company's two business
segments were created in 2021. Gamble's tenure
included the successful integration of a number of acquisitions,
overseeing the launch of new products and managing an international
portfolio of customers.
Jackson is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Board of Directors of
Coregistics, a leading player in transportation, logistics, supply
chain, and storage. Previously, he has served on the boards of Hill
& Markes, Inc., at the time a family-owned packaging business,
and BINKABLE, a job placement platform. He received a B.S. in
physics from Clark Atlanta University
where he was a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, and an M.B.A. in
Operations Management and Marketing from the Purdue University Daniels School of Business. He
also attended the Executive Education, Supply Chain Management
Program at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
About Novolex Novolex® develops and
manufactures diverse packaging products for multiple industries in
the foodservice, delivery and carryout, food processor and
industrial markets that touch nearly every aspect of daily life.
The Novolex family of brands provides customers with innovative
food and delivery packaging and performance solutions products for
their business needs today while investing in research and
development to engineer more sustainable choices for the future.
With more than 10,000 employee families, Novolex operates 55
manufacturing facilities in North
America and Europe,
including two world-class plastic film recycling centers. To learn
more about Novolex, visit www.novolex.com.
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