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Craig Cappel Named As Chief Executive Officer of Hoffmaster Group, Inc.

Jul 12, 2023about 2 years ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Hoffmaster Group

Craig Cappel
Oshkosh

Description

Craig Cappel has been named Chief Executive Officer of Hoffmaster Group, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of premium disposable tableware products and portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management and Gamut Capital Management.","Rory Leyden, President and CEO since 2008, will retire from day-to-day management of Hoffmaster, while continuing in his role on the company’s Board of Directors.","Mr. Cappel, based in Oshkosh, assumed his role as CEO on July 10th.

Company Information

Company

Hoffmaster Group

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

About

Hoffmaster was founded over 70 years ago. Today, as Hoffmaster Group, Inc.®, we compete in two distinct business segments – Foodservice, Consumer. You’ll find our products in thousands of retailers, restaurants, hotels, and more. As a customer centric company, we strive to deliver innovative solutions to both our customers and the ultimate end users of our products. Innovation is a key part of what we do here at Hoffmaster. Whether it’s designing a paper plate that is stronger than the competition’s at our Consumer division, launching a “first of its kind” napkin like FashnPoint® at our Foodservice division or working to invent state-of-the-art solutions at GMSP, we know that a key part of our future is continuing to reinvent our products and our company. The investment will continue to drive our organic growth. Hoffmaster has also successfully acquired and integrated a number of new businesses. Our ability to identify businesses that fit our strategic profile, integrate them into what we do, while maintaining what it is that made them great, is another core competency.

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