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    Chris Heezen
    Chris Heezen
    Executive Director, Global Medical Flexibles
    Sealed Air Medical Applications
    Named Executive Director, Global Medical Flexibles for Sealed Air Medical Applications in September 2008, Chris Heezen is responsible for the business management of Sealed Air’s technically advanced Nexcel Films. These high-performance materials designed for pharmaceutical and medical applications include non-PVC film used in the packaging of IV injectable solutions, high barrier films, and medical device packaging materials.

    Heezen has worked in sales and marketing positions involving medical device and pharmaceutical packaging since 1986. Prior to joining Sealed Air Medical Applications, Heezen held the position of Director of Regional Sales at Amcor Flexibles; worked in the role of Business Development Manager for Laminations at Rexam Medical Packaging; held positions including Key Account Manager, Product Manager for Films, Film Specialist and Sales Representative at Perfecseal, a Bemis Company; and worked as a Technical Sales Representative at Rollprint Packaging Products.

    Heezen earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Norbert College, as well as a Master’s of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.

    Sealed Air develops packaging and performance-based materials and equipment systems that serve an array of food, industrial, medical and consumer applications. Operating in 52 countries, Sealed Air’s international reach generated revenue of US$4.8 billion in 2008. With widely recognized brands such as Bubble Wrap brand cushioning, Jiffy protective mailers, Nelipak custom thermoformed products and Cryovac packaging technology, Sealed Air continues to identify new trends, foster new markets, and deliver innovative solutions to its customers.
    Tim Steele
    Tim Steele
    CEO, founder and owner
    Microspec Corp.
    A self-taught extrusion engineer, Tim Steele has built a global reputation for overcoming complex medical extrusion challenges. His field of expertise encompasses thermoplastic elastomers (including TPUs and nylons), high heat engineering plastics and fluoropolymers. Steele also has extensive experience in compounding. He owns one patent and has been a trailblazer in the miniaturisation of coextruded and multilumen tubing. A graduate of Lehigh University, where he was a two-time All American cross country runner, he was inducted into the Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. Microspec Corp. (Peterborough, NH, USA) provides custom bump tubing, co-extrusions, micro-extrusions, multilumen tubing, and profile extrusions using polyurethanes, nylons, engineering resins and custom formulations. The company extrudes small, complex tubing in tight tolerances for global medical device OEMs.

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