Lauritz Goodrich becomes national sales manager, Torayfan Division.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.(www.TorayFilms.com), has named Lauritz Goodrich its new National Sales Manager for the Torayfan Polypropylene Film Division. He will oversee Toray’s North American sales team and be responsible for growth in both OPP and PET film among strategic customers and key accounts in the packaging sector.

  Goodrich joined Toray in 2007 as a Strategic Alliance Manager in the Torayfan Division, a position that included the responsibility of bringing value-added OPP and PET innovations to end users. Prior to joining Toray he worked for four years with Unilever as a packaging engineer. Before that he was a contractor with Kraft Foods Inc. Goodrich has a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Michigan State University.

  “Lauritz Goodrich brings tailor-made experience to this leadership position,” says Christopher Roy, Senior Director of Sales, Toray Plastics (America), Inc. “He has an exceptional depth and breadth of knowledge of OPP and PET film for packaging applications, as well as an intimate understanding of CPGs’ needs. We’re very excited to be working with him in this new capacity.”