Personnel

CMI names senior vice president of sustainability

The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), Washington, has promoted Scott Breen to senior vice president of sustainability.

Breen will lead the industry’s sustainability policy, infrastructure and communications efforts as its senior vice president. Previously, he led the association’s sustainability and recyling efforts.

Breen started with CMI in July 2019. The organization says he has elevated its vision for the metal can to be recognized as the superior sustainable package, adding that he has facilitated several initiatives to advance the metal can industry’s sustainability performance.

“Scott has elevated the metal can industry’s sustainability profile throughout the value chain,” says Thomas Fischer, CMI chairman and Crown Holdings vice president of investor relations and corporate affairs. “This promotion will increase the significant contribution he makes to our industry.”

CMI President Robert Budway says, “Scott effectively articulates how the attributes of the metal can make it the sustainable solution. His extensive knowledge about sustainability and the circular economy, along with his analytic ability and facilitation prowess, create new energy to effectively fortify the sustainability narrative and further communicate the metal can’s sustainability superiority.”

Breen is the creator and co-host of the Sustainability Defined podcast. Prior to joining CMI, he was associate manager of sustainability and circular economy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Breen began his career as an attorney- advisor at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Tomra adds key accounts manager in North America

Germany-based Tomra Recycling Sorting, the sensor-based sorting equipment business unit of Tomra Systems ASA, has added Sebastian Ward as its key accounts manager for North America.

In his new role, Ward will work with larger recycling operations in the United States and Canada to “provide sorting solutions unique to the needs of customers with multiple systems working at different locations,” according to Tomra. Ward also will lead initiatives involving allied vendors to expand the applications for Tomra’s advanced sorting machinery.

Ward has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing. Most recently, he was vice president at eFactor3, a North Carolina-based provider of recycling plant machinery and systems.

“Sebastian’s unique combination of building brands with both business-to-business and business-to- consumer companies will serve Tomra Recycling Sorting well as we continue to build the Tomra brand in North America,” says Ty Rhoad, regional director, Americas, for Tomra Recycling Sorting.

“Tomra’s leading sorting technology is poised to help recyclers build toward the future and address the pressing need for both quality and quantity of recycled materials,” Ward says.

Ward will be based in Knoxville, Tennessee, for Tomra, which has equipment in more than 9,000 recycling systems installed in 100 countries.

Bandit appoints new CEO and president

Remus, Michigan-based equipment maker Bandit Industries Inc. has announced the appointment of Craig Davis as its CEO and president.

Davis, who joined Bandit in 2018 as sales director, is part of the management board and has overseen marketing and parts managers.

Prior to joining Bandit, Davis worked at Power Solutions International, where he supplied Bandit engines for more than 20 years and formed relationships with Bandit employees, customers and dealers.

“Craig has demonstrated ... that he is more than capable of managing and growing [the] company,” says former Bandit CEO Jerry Morey. “Craig has been a big part of our growth since joining Bandit in 2018. He is a tireless worker with good management and business skills and has demonstrated those qualities in managing the sales, marketing and parts departments.”

In a news release, Davis says, “There are going to be changes in 2024, but one thing that is not going to happen is change just for the sake of change. It will be well thought out and done with the sole purpose of making the company better today, tomorrow and for years to come.”

Davis is married with three children and is a 1995 graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in economics and a minor in marketing.

Bandit has manufactured tree care and recycling equipment for a variety of markets since 1983. In 2018, the company became employee-owned.