HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- Solo Cup Co., a provider of disposable foodservice products, has appointed Robert D. Koney Jr. as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 2, 2007. The company also named Peter J. Mendola, senior vice president of manufacturing and Malcolm S. Simmonds, senior vice president of foodservice sales and marketing.
Solo Cup also announced the election of Neil Harrison to its Board of Directors, effective as of April 2, 2007. Harrison replaces Norman W. Alpert on the 11-member board and the board's Audit [image-nocss] Committee.
Koney, 50, joins Solo Cup's executive management team from Russell Corp., a branded athletic and sporting goods company. Koney served as Russell's chief financial officer and senior vice president from 20042006. He was responsible for the corporation's finance functions, including financial planning, treasury, accounting, tax, internal audit and investor relations. Prior to his tenure at Russell, Koney spent 18 years with Goodrich Corp. in a variety of finance positions.
We are delighted to welcome Bob to our executive management team, said Robert M. Korzenski, CEO of Solo. His breadth of experience in a variety of financial positions will bring significant leadership and talent to our finance and accounting team.
Mendola, 51, will be responsible for overseeing all of the company's operations. Mendola spent the past 19 years with Georgia-Pacific/Dixie, most recently as vice president of paper operations. Previously, Mendola held a number of positions within the Dixie organization, including vice president support operations, director product supply, planning and deployment and resident manager.
Simmonds, 45, Solo Cup's new senior vice president of foodservice sales and marketing, brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing foodservice experience to Solo. He most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of foodservice for The Schwan Food Co., which he joined in 2005 as vice president and general manager of foodservice bakery. From 20012005, Simmonds held the positions of vice president of marketing for the Foodservice and Specialty Brands divisions of Sara Lee Foods.
The collective talents of Pete and Malcolm will positively impact our business, said Korzenski. Both bring a wealth of industry experience to Solo that will help contribute to the success of our Performance Improvement Program.
The newest member of Solo Cup's Board of Directors, Neil Harrison, 54, is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Birds Eye Foods, a U.S. frozen-food processor. He brings more than 30 years of domestic and international food industry marketing, sales and finance experience to his role with Solo.
Solo Cup Co., Highland Park, Ill., is a $2.4 billion company exclusively focused on the manufacture of disposable foodservice products for the consumer/retail, foodservice and international markets.
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