'Sawubona' to Sandile
'Sawubona' to Sandile
'Sawubona' to Sandile
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Marco moves in<strong>to</strong> a new role<br />
My term as CEO concluded<br />
at the end of May but I’m<br />
pleased <strong>to</strong> say that I’ll be<br />
continuing in a consultancy role in<strong>to</strong><br />
the future.<br />
The nuts and bolts of running the Group<br />
are now firmly under Manley’s control,<br />
and I wish him well in his new position.<br />
He’s an experienced man who knows<br />
the company well and I know that<br />
he’ll bring much<br />
value and new<br />
energy <strong>to</strong> the<br />
acting chief<br />
executive<br />
position.<br />
The four<br />
years since my<br />
appointment in<br />
June 2008 seem<br />
<strong>to</strong> have gone<br />
by in a flash<br />
and probably<br />
coincided<br />
with one of<br />
the <strong>to</strong>ughest<br />
economic<br />
downturns<br />
this<br />
country<br />
– and<br />
most<br />
of the<br />
developed world – has experienced in<br />
decades.<br />
While it’s been a <strong>to</strong>ugh run and some<br />
difficult decisions had <strong>to</strong> be made, I<br />
do believe that Astrapak is in a good<br />
position <strong>to</strong> take advantage of what<br />
appears <strong>to</strong> be a very slow return <strong>to</strong> a<br />
new kind of ‘normality’ – and I put that<br />
word in inverted commas because I<br />
think normal as we knew it no longer<br />
exists. Business has changed forever.<br />
I’d like <strong>to</strong> express my gratitude <strong>to</strong> the<br />
many people I’ve worked with since<br />
becoming part of Astrapak at its<br />
inception. There’ve been some low<br />
points but they’re far outnumbered by<br />
the highs. I’ve met many people who<br />
have become loyal friends, and there<br />
are loads of memories that will be with<br />
me forever.<br />
I wish everyone a brilliant future with<br />
Astrapak and hope that your career<br />
dreams come true. I think the years<br />
ahead, while challenging at times,<br />
will prove <strong>to</strong> be good for Africa’s best<br />
plastic packaging Group.<br />
Regards<br />
Marco Baglione<br />
June 2012<br />
Astrapak Board<br />
announces<br />
senior<br />
management<br />
changes<br />
Towards the end of<br />
May the Astrapak<br />
Board announced the<br />
movement of Marco<br />
Baglione from chief executive<br />
officer <strong>to</strong> a consultancy position<br />
within the Group. This resulted in<br />
the appointment of chief financial<br />
officer Manley Diedloff as acting<br />
chief executive officer while the<br />
search for a full-time replacement<br />
is completed.<br />
Marco will make his experience<br />
and industry knowledge available<br />
<strong>to</strong> us in his new position, while<br />
Manley’s vast experience at senior<br />
and Board level will benefit the<br />
Group in this interim phase.<br />
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