- Leadership responsibility for North and South America

- Extensive experience in production management

Bosch Packaging Technology, the leading supplier of packaging and processing technology in the food, pharmaceutical, and confectionery industries, has appointed Pres Lawhon president and general manager of Doboy, Inc. In this role, he will be responsible for all business activities in North and South America related to Bosch’s packaging machinery. Doboy’s technology portfolio includes horizontal flow wrappers, robotics, cartoners, bag closers, and vertical-form-fill-seal equipment with applications across the food, confectionery, and pharmaceutical industries.

Pres Lawhon holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has over 17 years of experience in executive management within the Bosch Group. He joins Doboy from Pacifica Brakes International, a Bosch company, where he was Vice President of North American operations.

“Pres Lawhon has a proven history of leadership,” says Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology. “We are confident that his experience will contribute to the growth of Doboy’s business, and will further support the leading market position of Bosch Packaging Technology.”

Lawhon says that Bosch’s emphasis on a “global team with a regional focus” is a key advantage when working with Doboy. “We offer the security of a firm with global resources and vast institutional knowledge combined with the customization and customer-oriented approach of a regional provider. We are especially optimistic about the potential for our portfolio of vertical and horizontal machines and we see significant opportunities for growth in our core markets.”

About Bosch Packaging Technology

Bosch Packaging Technology, headquartered in Waiblingen (Germany), is one of the leading suppliers for holistic systems for packaging and process technology. In 16 countries worldwide the company develops, produces and distributes modules and systems for the pharmaceutical, confectionery, and cosmetics industries, as well as other food and non-food industries. In 2007, 4,460 associates achieved a turnover of approximately 650 million euros. Learn more at www.boschpackaging.com.