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    1. Thermoforming

    GN Thermoforming taps Jerome Romkey as president

    July 23, 2019
    GN Thermoforming Equipment
    Jerome Romkey, president
    Jerome Romkey, president
    GN Thermoforming Equipment
    Jerome Romkey, president
    Jerome Romkey, president
    GN Thermoforming Equipment has chosen Jerome Romkey to serve as the company’s new president. Romkey has a 39-year history with the Chester, Nova Scotia-based maker of thermoforming machines for plastic packaging. The company also announced the appointment of Paul Phillips as its new sales and marketing manager.

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