Thiele Technologies Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., USA, a Barry-Wehmiller company, has announced Anthony Colquitt as Latin American sales director. While the company has historically done business in this region, Thiele created the new position in response to the growing global demand for packaging automation and its expanding footprint in Latin America. Additional support throughout the region will ensure an increased focus and presence for both new and existing customers. 

Colquitt brings 10 years of packaging and business development experience in the Latin American market to Thiele Technologies and intends to help to build a strong sales, service, and support structure throughout the region.

 

"We are excited to have Tony on the Thiele team. His vibrant personality, unique talents, and valuable years of experience are a tremendous asset as we build an even stronger support structure for this important part of our clientele," said Kip Boie, VP of marketing and sales. 

Thiele Technologies designs, manufactures, and integrates high-speed packaging solutions for a variety of industries, including fresh and frozen food, pet food, beverage, brewery, dairy, bakery, pharmaceutical, health and beauty, chemical, horticulture, industrial goods, paper goods, medical devices, and consumer mailing and collating. Its complete range of end-of-line packaging machinery includes placing, feeding, bagging, cartoning, case packing, robotic, palletizing, premade bag, pouch equipment, and reclosable packaging solutions for a broad range of domestic and international markets.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting, and paper converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $2+ billion organization with 11,000-plus team members united by a common belief—to use the power of business to build a better world.