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    "title": "Jean-Marc Galvez elected as EuPC President ",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-03 10:45:46",
    "published_at": "2026-06-03 10:46:00",
    "url": "https://press.plasticsconverters.eu/jean-marc-galvez-elected-as-eupc-president",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Brussels, Belgium - the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) are pleased to announce the election of Jean-Marc Galvez as the new President of EuPC 2026-2028 , following the election held during the EuPC General Assembly 2026 on 3 June 2026. Jean-Marc Galvez is succeeding Benoit Hennaut who has been EuPC President for the last four years.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Jean-Marc Galvez serves as Chief Operating Officer at Amcor, where he leads the company&#039;s global rigids packaging division. He brings more than 35 years of international leadership experience spanning general management, sales, operations, and R&amp;D across both private and public companies.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mr. Galvez held a series of senior executive roles at Berry Global, Inc., most recently as President of the Consumer Packaging International Division, a position he held for nearly six years. He previously served as President of Berry&#039;s Consumer Packaging Division North America and President of HH&amp;S EMEIA. </p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Before Berry Global, he served as President for Europe, Middle East, Africa &amp; India at AVINTIV, a Blackstone company, based in Barcelona. Earlier in his career, he held general management, sales, operations, and R&amp;D leadership roles at Dow, Merquinsa (a Lubrizol company), Monsanto, and Elf Atochem across Europe.</p><p>Having lived and worked in seven countries, Mr. Galvez brings a truly global perspective and deep expertise in driving business transformation and sustainable, profitable growth. He is a strong advocate for a diverse and circular world, guided by the belief that <em>&quot;We can do well by doing good.&quot;</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/02a03703-0f54-45df-87e0-002d71be6462/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"Jean-Marc Galvez as the new President of EuPC 2026-2028\"\n                id=\"image-02a03703-0f54-45df-87e0-002d71be6462\"\n                data-id=\"02a03703-0f54-45df-87e0-002d71be6462\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/02a03703-0f54-45df-87e0-002d71be6462/-/inline/no/5EA7E5D5-DB15-4512-81E4-BD92221B8DA2.jpeg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/02a03703-0f54-45df-87e0-002d71be6462/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Jean-Marc Galvez as the new President of EuPC 2026-2028\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">Jean-Marc Galvez as the new President of EuPC 2026-2028</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>&ldquo;I am honored to serve as President of EuPC at such an important moment for our industry. Plastics converters play a critical role in advancing innovation, competitiveness and circularity globally and across Europe, and I look forward to working closely with our members and partners to help shape a more sustainable, competitive and resilient future for the plastics value chain.&rdquo; \u200b - </em>Jean-Marc Galvez </blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/87dfe433-4b39-4fca-957a-ea5c2330820c/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-87dfe433-4b39-4fca-957a-ea5c2330820c\"\n                data-id=\"87dfe433-4b39-4fca-957a-ea5c2330820c\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/87dfe433-4b39-4fca-957a-ea5c2330820c/-/inline/no/843E418D-7066-4FBF-AC65-353F6E41EE7A.jpeg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/87dfe433-4b39-4fca-957a-ea5c2330820c/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>I am pleased to hand over the Presidency of EuPC to Jean-Marc Galvez who will ensure the association will continue to strive for the interest of all plastics converters in Europe in challenging times for the industry. - </em>Benoit Hennaut</blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you have any questions or need further information, <strong>please contact:</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">EuPC Press contact: \u200b <u><strong>\u200b</strong></u><a href=\"mailto:info@eupc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>info@eupc.org\u200b</u></a></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">+32 (0)2 732 41 24 \u200b</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><u>Avenue de Cortenbergh 71\u200b</u></p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><u>1000 Brussels</u></p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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