PTIS Co-Founders Named Two of Packaging Strategies' "Most Influentials"

Detroit, MI, November 20, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Mike Richmond and Brian Wagner, co-founders and two of the business partners of Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS), were named among Packaging Strategies’ 2008 “Most Influentials.” This year’s “Most Influentials” make up the fifth-annual such list assembled by Packaging Strategies, a packaging analysis and information company. Portage-based PTIS joins such heavy hitters as Estee Lauder and Kraft Foods in receiving this honor.

In identifying individuals and companies that have most strongly influenced and contributed to the packaging industry, Packaging Strategies was especially mindful of the state of the economy and how leaders in packaging have been successful even in difficult financial times. Packaging Strategies recognized PTIS for its focus on collaboration across the value chain, and for pursuing this focus even when others in the industry were skeptical of its merits.

“We knew we could help brand owners produce better packaging more efficiently, and that’s something that can survive a challenging economy,” said Richmond. “It’s extremely satisfying to be honored for our work and our foresight, especially by an organization as well-respected as Packaging Strategies.”

Added Wagner, “We started with a vision of packaging getting a ‘seat at the table,’ and our 30-plus PTIS associates and all of our valued clients have collaborated to make that vision a reality.”

Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions, LLC, a management consultant firm founded in 2001 by Dr. Michael Richmond and Brian Wagner, serves clients around the globe in all areas of industry as well as in trade organizations, government, and academia. With a key core value of Profit-Planet-People and an innovative approach to solving packaging problems, identifying new opportunities, and leading collaboration across packaging’s value chain, PTIS brings financial, environmental, and social considerations into the forefront of business strategy. For more information, please visit http://www.ptisglobal.com/.

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