IMA Dairy & Food, a supplier of packaging machines for the dairy and food industry, has made a new addition to its management team.
Philippe Farrugia is now responsible as Executive Vice President Sales Dairy Packaging for the marketing of the IMA brands IMA Erca, IMA Gasti, IMA Hamba and IMA Hassia. At the same time, he has taken over the company management of thermoforming machine manufacturer IMA Erca, which is based in Courtaboeuf, near Paris, France.
Farrugia has extensive experience in the international packaging industry and food processing sector. Prior to this appointment, he was the Market Area Leader for Southern Europe and North Africa at Tetra Pak Processing and where, before this, he also held the position of Engineering Director for France and Southern Europe.
In addition, Farrugia has worked in the plastics industry for Courtaulds Films, and in the glass packaging sector for Saint-Gobain Packaging in the area of glass packaging.