Crown Holdings Names Novaes President of Americas Division

Crown Holdings, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., USA, has selected Djalma Novaes Jr., to be president of its Americas Division, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Novaes will succeed Raymond L. McGowan Jr., who has informed the company of his decision to retire in the first quarter of 2015. Novaes will report to Timothy J. Donahue, Crown's president and COO, and will be based in Philadelphia.

Donahue noted that, "under Ray's leadership, the Americas Division has enjoyed a period of profitable growth and made significant improvements in many areas, including safety, quality, and sustainability. We thank Ray for leaving us with a much stronger and larger business, and we wish him well. At the same time, we are fortunate to have someone of Djalma's caliber ready to lead the division as it continues to grow. We are confident that his business acumen and managerial skills along with his knowledge of our manufacturing processes and dedication to customer service will be great assets for the company."

Novaes is being promoted from his current position as president of CROWN Embalagens Metalicas da Amazonia S.A. (Crown Brazil). Novaes has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within the Crown organization, including VP of Operations at CROWN Beverage Packaging North America. He first joined Crown in 1998.

Novaes has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo.