Fulwiler, WS Packaging, Wins Label Industry Lifetime Achievement Award

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Terry Fulwiler, CEO of WS Packaging Group Inc., Green Bay, Wis., USA, has been selected winner of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of the 2010 Label Industry Global Awards voted on by the international label industry judging panel at the recent FINAT Congress in Valencia, Spain. The award is sponsored by Avery Dennison.

Fulwiler joined his father’s company, in 1972 when there were 25 employees and he served in a variety of management positions leading to his promotion to CEO in 1987 upon his father’s retirement. He is credited with the unprecedented decision in 2000 to take the company from a mid-size player in the tag and label industry to the next level with the merger of Wisconsin Label Corp. founded in 1966, and Superior Label Systems, Inc., founded in 1970, which then resulted in nine company acquisitions in the past nine years. With more than 1,775 employees at 17 locations across the U.S. and Mexico, the company produces printing, flexible packaging, and promotional products.

Fulwiler was selected Converter of the Year for 2000 by his peers in the Tag and Label Manufacturer’s Institute (TLMI), the trade organization for the tag and label industry, in which he served on the board of directors and is an active member, and supports key company management to participate as active members. He is chairman of the board for Bellin Hospital, on the board of directors for several area businesses, including the Green Bay Packers, and serves in an advisory capacity for various local organizations and groups.

FINAT (an abbreviation of the French title: Féderation INternationale des fabricants et transformateurs d'Adhésifs et Thermocollants sur papiers et autres supports) is the global association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. It was founded in Paris in 1958, and since then has been representing the whole self-adhesive supply chain.