Joe R. Palmeri, Jamestown Container CEO, was inducted as the 25th member of the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation’s (ICPF) Circle of Distinguished Leaders during the AICC Spring meeting in Miami, Florida. Through the assistance provided to ICPF by Jamestown Container, the corrugated packaging industry and Palmeri’s family, the lifetime recognition was received as a total surprise by Joe Palmeri who was at the AICC meeting.
The Circle of Distinguished Leaders honors exceptional visionaries whose energy and talent have moved the industry forward in remarkable ways. These leaders are recognized for demonstrating a strong commitment to the continuing success of the global corrugated packaging industry.
Palmeri was nominated for induction by firms and individuals that made donations in his name to support ICPF. To date these include Akers Packaging Service, WestRock, Harris Packaging, Schwarz Partners, FBA, Greif, Buckeye Corrugated, Inc., AICC, Klingher Nadler, Cascades, Hood Container, Liberty Diversified International, Tom Skinner, Landaal Packaging Systems, International Paper, Central Package & Display, John & Gloria Bolender, Sumter Packaging, Chuck Fienning, American Packaging and BCM Inks.
Those who wish to join in recognizing Palmeri with a donation can make a check payable to ICPF, and mail it to the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation, 113 S. West Street, 3rd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. (Please place “Joe R. Palmeri” in the check’s note margin.) Donations are fully tax deductible and support the Circle of Distinguished Leaders program and ICPF’s educational initiatives for the corrugated packaging industry. Palmeri will be provided a list of donors. For more information, contact [email protected]or visit www.careersincorrugated.org
Joe Palmeri (left) and ICPF’s Richard Flaherty
