E. Gary Willenbrecht Appointed Chief Financial Officer at Phillips
Hudson, WI, - October 10, 2011 - Phillips Plastics today announced the appointment of E. Gary Willenbrecht to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 7, 2011. Willenbrecht assumes this role from Tom Schinella, current Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer.
"Gary is a highly accomplished finance executive with broad experience in senior strategic finance roles, and we are pleased to have him join the Phillips-Medisize team," said President & CEO Matt Jennings. "Gary's leadership skills and proven track record in directing international finance organizations will be highly valuable to Phillips and Medisize as we continue to execute our strategic growth plans."
Willenbrecht previously served as Vice President Finance, Global Operations & Planning for Beckman Coulter, Inc., a leading global medical diagnostics and life science company with annual sales of over $3.7 billion. In his previous role, Willenbrecht was responsible for worldwide strategic financial planning and business performance management. During his 21 year career at Beckman Coulter, Gary has held finance leadership roles supporting operations, product development, supply chain, financial systems, mergers & acquisitions, and treasury and corporate planning. In addition, Willenbrecht has served international assignments in Europe and Canada. Prior to joining Beckman Coulter, Willenbrecht was Corporate Finance Manager for Nabisco Canada. Willenbrecht has an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, a professional accounting designation (CMA) from the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario, Canada and a bachelor of science from the University of Toronto majoring in microbiology and life sciences.
Mr. Willenbrecht said, "This is an exciting time to join Phillips, and the recent addition of European-based Medisize positions the company for rapid global growth. I am thrilled by the significant opportunities that lie ahead and look forward to working with the Phillips-Medisize team and contributing to the company's future success.”
About Phillips Plastics
Phillips Plastics Corporation ("Phillips") is a leading outsource provider of design and manufacturing services to the commercial and medical device and drug delivery markets. The company employs 1,400 people in 14 locations throughout the United States, Europe and China, including design centers in Wisconsin and California. Phillips provides complete services from concept design, rapid prototyping, and tooling through production, assembly, packaging and distribution of both components and finished devices. The company features a broad range of technology capabilities including multi-shot silicon molding, metal, magnesium, and ceramic injection molding for the medical, automotive, defense, and various commercial markets. For more information visit www.phillipsplastics.com
About Medisize Corporation
About 850 experts at Medisize have shaped the professional accomplishments of Medisize Corporation in its five production locations in Finland (headquarters), the Irish Republic, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and in the Czech Republic for over 30 years. Drive and innovation are the hallmarks of this organisation, a market-leading development and production partner in the healthcare sector. Appreciated in many countries, the reputation of the corporation is founded on proven expert knowledge in the areas product development, in-house tool making, plastics processing, assembly and packaging. Medisize is a reliable partner for a number of customer specific products in the area of Drug Delivery Devices, Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging, Medical and Diagnostic Devices and Airway Management.
For more information, contact:
Lori Feiten
Phone – 715.386.4320
lori.feiten@phillipsplastics.com
www.phillipsplastics.com
