Leadership
Michael Ferrari
Executive Director
Michael Ferrari is founder and President of Ferrari Innovation Solutions, LLC. Michael has built a worldwide reputation through shopper behavior research, speaking engagements and trade journal articles on the subject of business growth through packaging. Michael completed a successful career at the Procter & Gamble Company. His diverse work experience includes international assignments and his leadership has delivered initiatives to the marketplace for some of the world’s leading billion dollar brands. He served on the Board of Directors for the Flexographic Technical Association, and has been a keynote speaker for numerous international and University events with multiple trade journal publications.
Executive Director
Mike Ferrari
Rich St Coeur
Secretary
Rich St Coeur is a 31-year veteran of the Pressure Sensitive Tape industry and is currently the R&D Director for New Technology Platform Development at Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a global leader in packaging and protective solutions. His responsibilities include oversight of IPG’s process labs and leading the IPG R&D Engineering Team, Analytical Team, and Synthesis Teams. During his tenure at IPG Rich has been granted 9 US Patents in the areas of processing, formulation, and
tape structure.
In his role at as an R&D Director, Rich is challenged to support IPG’s sustainable product design and development vision, a goal that is aligned with the purpose of the Consortium for Waste Circularity.
Industry Representative
Janice Loppe
Felipe Sixto
Director
Felipe Sixto is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Sixto Packaging and the Managing Director of Sixto Global Capital, a private equity fund. Felipe has a Juris Doctrate from the Washington College of law at American Univesity in Washington, DC. He also has a Masters and a Bachelors from Florida International Univesrity in Miami. Felipe has written articles for several trade publications including, Flexible Packaging Magazine, The Economic Times, Flexo magazine, Coffee Time, among others. He is currently the President of the Southern Coffee Association with the 3 year term ending in October 2022. Before joining the family business, Felipe worked in Washington, DC in several capacities including Special Assistant to the President. During the Bush Administration. Felipe enjoys hunting and fishing with his family on his time off.
Sixto Packaging is a family owned and operated flexible packaging converter. Sixto’s capabilities include up to 10 color printing; solventless laminations of films, paper, and foil; shrink sleeves for bottles; in addition to manufacturing bags and pouches in many sizes and styles; packaging structure R&D and marketing ervices. Sixto Packaging has manufacturing plants in Miami, FL; Lima, Peru; and Mexico City, Mexico.
Academic Liason
Dr. Bruce Welt