Gary Masse has stepped down as the Coveris (Chicago, Ill., USA) CEO, effective January 24, 2017. During Masse’s tenure, Coveris demonstrated strong productivity growth, integrated eight acquisitions, and invested aggressively to position the company for growth. He has decided the time is right to hand over Coveris to a new leader who can drive the next phase of growth.

The Coveris Board of Directors has initiated a search that will consider both external and internal candidates. In the interim, Dave Mezzanotte, who knows Coveris well, having served as the Coveris chairman since 2014, will act as CEO.

The Coveris Board thanks Masse for his many contributions to helping Coveris better serve the needs of its valued customers.

In partnership with many of the most respected brands in the world, Coveris develops products that protect everything from food to medical supplies to the touch screen device in people’s pockets, contributing to the lives of millions every day. Coveris is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners Inc.