Summit Packaging Platform (Summit) announced Wednesday that Joe Piccione will assume leadership of the company as its new CEO.
Summit is a LongueVue Capital portfolio company and manufacturer of custom packaging solutions and includes Summit Plastics, ClearView Packaging, and Fredman Packaging. The company said Piccone brings to its operation more than 35 years of business experience and 25 years in strategic leadership, primarily in flexible packaging.
“We’re excited to bring Joe into the leadership role for the company,” said Tom Nathanson, chairman of the Board of Summit. “Joe’s extensive packaging experience, along with his proven track record of integrating organizations, driving growth, and improving operational efficiency, is a tremendous resource for the company and our stakeholders.”
Piccione previously worked in various senior leadership roles for several private and public businesses, including Jindal Films, Innovia Films, Fitrona Extrusion, Atlantis Plastics, Bryce Corporation, Flexel, and Mobil Chemical.
“I’m very excited to join the Summit Packaging Platform. Summit’s commitment to offering packaging solutions for a wide array of end markets and covering a broad geographic footprint, combined with world-class customer service and our tenured, highly skilled team, are competitive advantages that I believe we can lever to significantly grow the company and better serve our customers,” Piccione said.
New Orleans-based Summit operates three state-of-the-art production facilities that serve a wide array of companies, from the food and beverage industry to healthcare and medical industries to agricultural, industrial, and retail industries.