THE TEAM

Our senior leadership team brings together years of experience, diverse perspectives, and unique business insights. As experts in their respective fields, they share a vision that shapes our future while ensuring we provide valuable packaging solutions to our customers.

Sean Fallmann
Sean FallmannPresident and Chief Executive Officer
He earned his undergraduate degree from West Connecticut State University and his MBA from Fordham University.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

I think I am like a lot of people who can’t stand to see children suffer through serious illness. My wife and I work with the Rally Foundation, which raises money to fund research to combat childhood cancer.

What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation?

The benefits of a free market economy to society. I have been using it to get my kids to sleep for years!

If you were to tell one person “thank you” for helping you become the person you are today, who would it be and why?

I would thank my mother, and I often do. My father passed away when I was 14. My mother was an amazing influence in keeping me focused on being a person with integrity and on creating a better future while not letting me be soft or lazy when I often wanted to be.

Curt B. Craig
Curt B. Craig Chief Operating Officer
Bachelor of Science in General Science from Morehouse College and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Ga. Tech). He also earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Supply Chain Management from the University of Tennessee, and he has multiple qualifications and certifications.

What is the last book you read?

Last book I read: Fiction – An Echo of Titans, by T. C. Edge. Nonfiction – Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink and Lief Babin. I always read fiction and nonfiction concurrently. A book of “crap” and a book about moving my life forward. I try to maintain balance in my life and not be so serious all the time.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever heard?

Live your life to your full potential, don’t turn your volume down for anyone! My father told me this when I was younger and I wasn’t doing my best because I wanted to fit in with some friends that were underachievers.

What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation?

The importance of playing competitive sports and how they prepare for the real world. Everything that I learned in competitive sports translated to my business life – hard work, preparation, dedication, passion, risk taking, etc., it all prepared me for life success.

Kerstin L. Benden
Kerstin L. Benden Chief Financial Officer
Executive MBA from Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business and a Bachelor of Art’s Degree in Government & International Studies and French from the University of South Carolina.

How do you recharge at the end of the day?

I cherish dinner with my family – the only time all four of us can get together with school, work, and athletics in the mix. I also enjoy watching “The Voice”, especially after a taxing day. Music is food for the soul!

Who inspires you and why?

Martin Luther King Jr. inspires me in many ways – from his advocacy of non-violence to his focus on what is right and just. One of my favorite quotes by Dr. King is “Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

What is the last book you read?

I love to read autobiographies and at any moment in time am reading a few of them. My favorite book is the autobiography of a ballet dancer who beat cancer in the book “Zwei Frauen” (“Two Women”) – every time I read it, I learn something new. One of my favorite take-aways from the book is “Things have to change in order to remain the same”.

Louis Lettes
Louis Lettes Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
He earned an A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law (go Commodores!).

Who inspires you and why?

Bruce Springsteen because he brings it every day. What is the last book you read? “Shoe Dog” by Phil Knight. What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation? The painful history of Atlanta’s professional sports teams.

Beth Duncan
Beth Duncan Chief Administrative Officer
Prior to this role, Beth served as Vice President of Customer Experience, Vice President of Information Services, and Chief Information Officer.

She earned a B.S. in Business from the University of Central Florida. Go Knights!

How do you recharge at the end of the day?

I love to spend time outside, no matter if its hiking, gardening, practicing tennis or golf, playing with my dog Caico (a rescue from the islands of Turks and Caicos), or just sitting outside listening to all types of music.

Who inspires you and why?

My mother. She was a pioneer in intermodal transportation while raising 3 children and yet never missed one of my sporting events. She wasn’t afraid to take on something new, and while she lost her battle with cancer, she handled it with such dignity, grace and courage.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

To stop elderly abuse and neglect.

Mark Shafer
Mark Shafer Chief Customer Officer
Prior to this role, Mark served as Vice President & General Manager of Envision Plastics and Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Beverage Group. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computing from UC Santa Barbara (go Gauchos!) and an MBA from Emory University.

Who inspires you and why?

The commitment and vision and persistence Nelson Mandela displayed to help bring out regime change in the Republic of South Africa is something that humbles me every day. What is the last book you read? John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”. What could you give a 30-minute presentation about with no advance preparation? Decision making and economic mental models.

Brian Hankin
Brian Hankin Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
He earned a BA from Tufts University (go Jumbos!) and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

How do you recharge at the end of the day?

Whether at the beginning, middle or end of the day, I find that exercise helps clear my mind and puts everything in perspective. It’s also good to burn off the working lunches and business dinners! What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever heard? Plato said, “Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” I find that this is useful advice for both interpersonal and business communications. It reminds me that we are all humans, and therefore complex creatures. It’s important to relate to people on an emotional level. If you were to tell one person “thank you” for helping you become the person you are today, who would it be and why? I suppose I’d thank my mother for helping me to become the person I am. Growing up, she gave me lots of freedom, but also was there if I needed anything. This allowed me to think and solve problems on my own but have someone to go to for advice and support when required. As it turns out, this type of structure is good advice for leadership in general.

Why Altium

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