Double E Co., West Bridgewater, Mass., USA, a global supplier of web handling accessories to the paper, film, and foil web converting, packaging, and printing industries, has appointed Bryan R. Gregory as its new CEO. Gregory has a broad background in industrial products, safety sensors, control systems, and communications.
Prior to joining Double E, Gregory was president of Dynaco USA, a private equity backed manufacturer of high performance industrial doors that was acquired by Assa Abloy in 2012. Earlier in his career he was president of BEA Inc., a safety sensor company, and founder of Corona Optical Systems Inc., an optical communications company that was acquired by Emcore Corp. in 2004. Gregory holds a number of patents related to optical components and communications technologies. He has an MBA in International Business and a BS in Electrical Engineering.
Double E, established in 1972, engineers and manufactures a complete line of advanced web handling accessories, including core chucks, core shafts, rollers, core cutters, and roll stands. The company services customers ranging from corrugated board producers and paper mills to high-speed printers and flexible packaging plants. It has manufacturing and engineering in the U.S. and Italy.
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