Leadership

Packaging veterans driving disciplined growth

The Pelican leadership team unites material science, operations excellence, and customer-first collaboration to keep your packaging programs on time and on spec.

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What guides us

  • Reliability first: uptime, quality, and responsive communication.
  • Transparency: data visibility for every project and production run.
  • Co-creation: engineering teams that engage early and stay close.
Executive team

Hands-on leadership across manufacturing, quality, and commercialization

Senior leaders who stay close to the floor, the lab, and the customer to ensure decisions align with performance, compliance, and brand goals.

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Chief Executive Officer

Oversees corporate strategy, major capital investments, and key customer partnerships. Champion of disciplined operations and sustainability alignment.

  • 20+ years in flexible packaging
  • Track record of scaling lamination & coating lines
  • Customer advisory boards & voice-of-customer programs
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Chief Operations Officer

Leads manufacturing, maintenance, and supply chain. Focused on uptime, quality metrics, and safety across all production shifts.

  • ISO 9001 system stewardship
  • 24/5 coverage with inline inspection
  • Waste reduction and energy initiatives
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VP, Technology & R&D

Drives material science innovation, lab testing protocols, and pilot-to-scale transitions for new barrier structures and sustainable formats.

  • Barrier modeling & shelf-life validation
  • Monomaterial and PCR integration programs
  • Customer pilot pouching & performance reports
Leadership principles

Accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement

The team operates with the rigor expected in regulated markets and the agility required for rapid launches.

  • Weekly Gemba walks and production reviews
  • Customer scorecards and service-level tracking
  • Cross-functional kaizen with R&D and operations
  • Safety and quality meeting
    Safety, quality, delivery