888-776-0942 from 8 AM - 10 PM ET
HOUSTON , Feb. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Star Holding Corp. (Five Star) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael S. Ukropina as the Chief Executive Officer of the group of companies. Prior to joining Five Star, Ukropina was the Senior Vice President overseeing Graphic Packaging's $2.4 billion Consumer Packaging Division, served as the President of ASG-Worldwide and held a variety of management positions within International Paper's packaging operations. Ukropina earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and completed his undergraduate work at Colorado College.
"As part of our Board's strategic plan to expand our management team and continually improve our operations, we have invested substantial time and energy to identify a leader with the experience and strategic vision to support the continued growth of our privately held companies, of which ownership remains unchanged. Mike Ukropina is an exceptional fit in all regards, and as importantly, he shares our values of integrity, hard work and respect," said Isaac Bazbaz , who will remain actively involved as Chairman of Five Star.
Ukropina said, "I am honored by the opportunity to join the Five Star family. Under the current leadership, Five Star has experienced extraordinary growth. The investment in world-class facilities, commitment to customers and focus on product innovation has established Five Star as a leader in its key market segments. I am excited to lead the company in this next phase of growth".
Five Star is an integrated group of manufacturing companies with industry leading flexible packaging, printed films, bag making and other plastic processing capabilities. Five Star is centrally-located in Houston, Texas and vertically-integrated across five locations that encompass extrusion, printing and converting operations. Five Star provides innovative packaging solutions to Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods companies and large national retailers across the following five business entities:
Media contact: Tim White (347) 701-7024
SOURCE Five Star Holding Corp.
Cision Distribution 888-776-0942 from 8 AM - 9 PM ET