Toray Plastics appoints director of sales

US-based Toray Plastics have appointed Chad Hedden as director of sales for the Lumirror polyester film division to focus on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sales.

Hedden moves from national sales manager for the Torayfan polypropylene division where he was responsible for developing PET sales in the packaging sector.

Hedden was a manager in Toray’s Strategic Alliance Group and joined the company in 2006 as a product manager in the Torayfan division after working at Tredegar Film Products.

Milan Moscaritolo, senior director of sales and marketing at Toray Plastics (America), said: “He has been an excellent leader for Toray’s national sales teams, driving growth in polypropylene and polyester films among strategic customers and key accounts.”

Toray Plastics (America), Lumirror Division is responsible for the research, development, and manufacture of a wide range of value-added polyester films for packaging and industrial purposes.