New Vice President and General Manager Named at Ossid

September 29, 2008

Rocky Mount, NC - Ossid, a division of Pro Mach and a leading provider of tray packaging, horizontal form-fill-seal, and weighing equipment, recently named a new vice president and general manager and a vice president of sales.

Ernie Newell, a 25-year company veteran who was most recently technical services manager, was appointed vice president and general manager. Newell has a three pronged strategy for promoting growth.

"We will provide product innovations that improve throughput, lower downtime, and capture vital data for management information systems," Newell said. "We will ensure that our customers are well supported by trained and knowledgeable technicians, and our technical sales team will provide consultative services helping customers successfully plan for upcoming initiatives."

Jason Angel is the division's new vice president of sales. He returns to Ossid after a stint at MBA Poultry, Waverly, Nebraska, where he gained valuable insights and experience on the customer side of the business. Before going to MBA, Angel held a number of service and sales positions within Ossid from 1993 to 2007. One of his first responsibilities will be to establish a regional sales organization that brings technical sales representatives closer to customers.

In other personnel news, Brian Guillime joins the firm as its Midwest sales representative in the new regional sales organization. He was most recently with MBA Poultry. Wayne Jones is Ossid's new aftermarket parts sales representative. Jones comes to Ossid from Ross Industries.

About Pro Mach

Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies. Through three business units and related divisions, Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts in primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking.

Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced packaging equipment and integrated solution sets. Pro Mach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States and Canada.

For more information about Pro Mach visit our website at www.ProMachInc.com.

Media Contact:
Jack Aguero
770-965-9458
jaguero@ProMachInc.com



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