Wayne, Pa. – Tekni-Plex has named Eldon Schaffer as CEO of the company’s Consumer Products division, which services non-healthcare sectors including food & beverage, cosmetics & beauty and personal care. Schaffer will play a critical role in developing and executing business strategies that will enable the company to apply its materials science knowledge to customer product designs and challenges.

Tekni-Plex recently reorganized its business structure into two key market-focused divisions: Tekni-Plex Healthcare and Tekni-Plex Consumer Products. The reorganization is designed to further Tekni-Plex’s evolution into an innovative partner providing materials science solutions that make the world healthier and more sustainable.

“Eldon will be an incredible asset for Tekni-Plex, as he applies his outstanding leadership skills, product knowledge and industry experience to both our internal efforts and client interactions,” said Brenda Chamulak, Tekni-Plex President & CEO. “Eldon is skilled in change management, fosters multi-cultural performance-based teams that hold each other accountable, and works with teams to create innovative platforms that help world-leading brands become category transformers.”

Schaffer came to Tekni-Plex from AptarGroup, where he was president of two of the three global divisions with sales of $350 million to $1.2 billion. His global teams consistently outperformed management objectives and delivered above-market growth.

Schaffer earned a Bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also has an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

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