PackagingInsider.com Names Vice President of Marketing; Online Trading Community Names Packaging Industry Veteran to Expand Awareness and Participation.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000

PackagingInsider.com, the premier online trading community for the packaging industry, announced today that Patricia A. Smith has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing.

Ms. Smith, who has worked for both Fortune 100 companies and a Top 100 advertising agency, will create and direct marketing strategies and campaigns to promote the PackagingInsider.com Web site for the packaging community.

According to Neil Condon, Executive Vice President and General Manager of PackagingInsider.com, Ms. Smith's industry experience will be a great asset to the company. "Patti not only has an exceptional background in marketing and advertising, but has hands-on experience in the packaging industry. Her hire endorses our company's commitment to support the needs of the packaging industry by creating an even stronger Web community, ultimately to help grow the industry."

Ms. Smith joins the company from Mobil Chemical Films Division, where she strategically managed the Films Division's Marketing Communications initiatives for North and South America. Prior to joining Mobil, she gained agency experience as an Account Executive for Buck & ...