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Olivier Doucy takes over at Cartonnages Vaillant
Olivier Doucy joins Cartonnages Vaillant, based in Lambres (Nord), as Managing Director, succeeding Bruno Delannoy, who is stepping down after more than 43 years with the company.
In a message posted on LinkedIn, Olivier Doucy salutes "a professional life built on conviction, rigor and love of the profession", and thanks his predecessor for the quality of the transmission.
The new manager also says he was impressed by the welcome he received from the teams, and declares himself "very proud to be joining this fine plant", emphasizing that its position among France's leading processors owes nothing to chance.
Olivier Doucy was previously and, since 2016, Director of Turquet Cartonnier, part of the Altago Group.
A new director at the helm of Kokolo
Rudy Secundino takes over the management of Kokolo âeuros Marquage Textile, based in Bidart in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region. He joins the Beaumanoir ready-to-wear group (Cache Cache, Bréal, Bonobo, Morgan, Caroll, La Halle, Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, Sarenza...).
Founded in 1988, Kokolo specializes in textile marking by screen printing','www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy');" class="lien-auto-article" href="https://www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy">screen printing, digital printing, embroidery, transfer, flocking, crystallization and sublimation.
Rudy Secundino was previously CFO of Realtimeseismic, a group specializing in geophysical services and technology solutions.
Mario Scerbo joins Lecta
Mario Scerbo joins Spanish paper group Lecta as Sales Manager âeuros speciality papers, after six years with Seda International Packaging Group.
Since 2024, he has held the position of Sales Manager within the rigid and flexible food packaging division.
A new president at Carton ondulé de France
Dominique Lagarde becomes President of Carton ondulé de France. He succeeds Philippe Durand, in office since 2020.
Formerly head of Smurfit Kappa and then Smurfit Westrock in France, Dominique Lagarde has spent over 35 years in the corrugated board industry. He was the group's industrial director in 2000, before moving on to general management positions. Between 2016 and 2022, he headed Smurfit Kappa France's Cartonnages division, then in 2022 became head of Smurfit Westrock's French industrial operations until his retirement in June 2025.
Carton ondulé de France intends to pursue its actions in favor of a stable regulatory framework and the promotion of the environmental performance of corrugated board. The federation also highlights the work carried out by Philippe Durand in recent years to strengthen the industry's institutional visibility. Read more in this article: Former Smurfit Westrock employee at the helm of Carton ondulé de France .
Jean-Marc Galvez becomes President of EuPC
Jean-Marc Galvez has been elected President of the European Plastics Converters (EuPC) Association for the 2026-2028 term. He succeeds Benoit Hennaut, who has been in office for four years.
Currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Amcor, where he heads the global rigid packaging division, Jean-Marc Galvez has over 35 years' international experience in management, operations, sales and R&D. He has held senior positions at Berry Global, Avintiv, Dow, Merquinsa, Monsanto and Elf Atochem.
"Plastics converters play a key role in innovation, competitiveness and circularity on a global and European scale, and I look forward to working closely with our members and partners to help build a more sustainable, competitive and resilient future for the plastics value chain." , he declared, saying he was honored to be chairing the organization at such a strategic time for the European industry.
Dana Kilárska appointed President of Finat
Dana Kilárska takes over as President of Finat, the European label industry association. The Managing Director of Slovak manufacturer Purgina succeeds Philippe Voet, in office since 2021. Created in 1958, Finat is chaired for the first time by a woman.
Dana Kilárska knows the organization well: she has been involved in its work for several years, and in particular headed the Young Managers Club, now the Young Professionals Network. With 16 years' experience in the printing and packaging industry, she is keen to emphasize the network's collective dimension.
And Vito Giurazza, Managing Director of the Italian Tikedo Group, takes up the post of Vice-Chairman. Further information on A woman at the head of Finat, a first since its creation .
