William ChallonerSt. Paul-based Smyth Companies, a label printer specializing in innovative label and package solutions for Fortune 500 clients in the H&B, Food / Beverage and Promotional markets, announced today the appointment of William Challoner to the role of Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective October 14, 2013. Challoner will report to Scott Fisher, President of Smyth Companies.
¿Bill has over 20 years experience in the packaging industry and brings a broad understanding of all sales, marketing, information technologies and operational effectiveness of the business,¿ said Scott Fisher. ¿We believe that Bill¿s extensive background in in these areas will have a significant impact on our growth strategy." Challoner's duties will include direct responsibility for all Smyth¿s sales and marketing efforts, information technologies and ¿go-to-market¿ strategy.
Prior to joining Smyth, Challoner was VP of Sales & Marketing for Pioneer Metal Finishing, a $110 million metal finishing company with seven locations and over nine-hundred employees located across the U.S. and Mexico. He also spent more than twelve years with WS Packaging Group, a $425 million printing and packaging company. There, as VP of Business and Market Development, Challoner was instrumental in integrating WS Packaging Group¿s ERP system across eighteen facilities while also developing and launching web-based customer solutions that differentiated the WS Packaging brand.
Since 1877, Smyth Companies, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, has been providing quality package labels and superior service to some of the most recognized consumer product brands in the world. Smyth has manufacturing plants in Minnesota, Virginia and Massachusetts.
