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Clay Dockery of Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA elected chairman of PLMA board of directors NEW YORK, NY – Clay Dockery, Vice President Corporate Brands, Massimo
Zanetti Beverage USA, was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of PLMA. The election took place June 29, during the association's Annual Meeting for 2020. The meeting was held online and was open to all PLMA member companies. Originally planned to take place March 27 in Arizona, the meeting had been rescheduled due to precautions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. PLMA’s outgoing chairman, Lisa Manzoline of Reynolds Consumer Products, opened the meeting with welcome remarks and a tribute to longtime PLMA president Brian Sharoff, who passed away in May. She then introduced Peggy Davies, who directed the rest of the meeting as acting president of PLMA. In acceptance remarks [click link to download] following board elections, as the new board chairman, Dockery identified various ways the private label industry is responding to new challenges in sourcing, packaging and production of retail brand products for the wide range of purchasing options that consumers expect – including in-store, e-commerce, home delivery or click-and-collect. John Schaefer, Vice President, Sales, Aspen Products, Inc. was elected First Vice (more) 630 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 ● Telephone: (212) 972-3131 Fax: (212) 983-1382 Website: www.plma.com