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Constar International Inc.

(CNST) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$857.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Constar International is one of the largest suppliers of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic containers for conventional applications throughout North America and Europe. Conventional PET containers are primarily designed and manufactured for soft drinks and water. Constar also has an expanding position in the growing custom PET market, designed for food, juices, teas, sport drinks, new age beverages, beer and flavored alcoholic beverages. Our customers include major brand marketers in the beverage and food industries. Constar is a packaging solutions leader, designing and manufacturing innovative methods for customers to address their production and marketing challenges. A pioneer of the PET bottle business, Constar began manufacturing plastic bottles in 1963 as Sewell Plastics. We were a major participant in the rapid growth of two liter PET soft drinks bottles in the early 1980s. Constar was also a major participant in the introduction of single serve soft drink bottles for convenience sales in the 1990s, as well as the development of the bottled water market. Constar continues to be an innovator in applying PET technology to new packaging opportunities.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Michael J. Hoffman
Number of Employees 1,746
Contact Information

1 Crown Way

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19154

constar.net

(215) 552-3700

NAICS Code All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing: 326199

Recent Events

  • FDA Approves Constar's New DiamondClear® Technology for PET Containers

    8/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael J. Hoffman President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Walter S. Sobon Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Ingram Senior V.P., Sales, Marketing
David J. Waksman Senior Vice President
Donald P. Deubel Senior Vice President, Corporate Technologies
James C.T. Bolton Senior Vice President
James M. Bolton Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Jerry A. Hatfield Senior Vice President, Operations
L. William Secoy Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
L. William Secoy Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
William Secoy Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Christopher Phelan Vice President, European Operations
Daniel Mullock Vice President, Purchasing
Doug Robinson Vice President, Marketing
Frank E. Gregory Vice President
Henry Conicelli Vice President, Corporate Controller
Jerry Gunderson Vice President, HR
Pamela Lipschutz Vice President, Marketing
Scott Pleune Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
T. Scott Pleune Vice President, Business Development
Alastair Reid Sales Director, UK
Alex Fioravanti Marketing Director
Maarten Zoet Sales Director
Nicola Faccioli Sales Director
Suzanne Cohen Senior Manager, Marketing Services
Alec Taylor Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
A. Alexander Taylor II Board of Directors
Angus F. Smith Board of Directors
Frank J. Mechura Board of Directors
James A. Lewis Board of Directors
John P Neafsey Chairman
Michael D. McDaniel Board of Directors

Michael J. Hoffman . Mr. Hoffman has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of our Company since May 2002. Mr. Hoffman has been President of Constar, Inc. since October 2000. Mr. Hoffman was previously Vice President of Operations for Constar, Inc. since 1995, and director of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. s Aerosol Manufacturing division from 1993 to 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman was a Plant Superintendent, and then a Plant Manager, in several United States branches of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. from 1987 to 1993. Prior to 1987, Mr. Hoffman was a Plant Superintendent for Continental Can Company and held various other plant management positions. Mr. Hoffman holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Delaware.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Constar International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Constar International, Inc. Vice President of Operations Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Plant Manager Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Plant Superintendent Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Director Former
University of Delaware BS Former

Walter S. Sobon . Mr. Sobon has served as our Chief Financial Officer since December 2005. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Sobon worked for VWR International, Inc. in three management positions: Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2004, General Manager of E-Business in 2000 and Vice President, Corporate Development and Process Improvement from 1999 to 2000. He was also Chief Financial Officer of VWR from 1989 to 1995. He was a member of Tatum CFO Partners, LLP since October 2005, an independent consultant from 2004 to 2005 and worked for WAI, a private company in 2005. Earlier in his career, he worked with Price Waterhouse for more than six years. He is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Pace University.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
VWR International, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
VWR International, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development and Process Improvement Former
VWR International, Inc. General Manager of E-Business Former
Pace University Bba Former

Mr. Ingram joined the company in late 2006, after having worked in a variety of management positions in the packaging industry for over 25 years. Most recently, Mr. Ingram was the president of his own management recruiting and consulting firm that served the packaging, food and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to that, Mr. Ingram served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AlgroupWheaton, a pharmaceutical and personal care/cosmetic packaging subsidiary of Alcan, Inc of Canada. His career started at Wheaton Industries in customer service, and he progressed through the ranks to various senior-level executive roles. Mr. Ingram is a graduate of Rider University with a Bachelor's in Political Science.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior V.P., Sales, Marketing Current
Rider University Bachelors Degree Former

Mr. Waksman has been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of our Company since July 2003. Previously, Mr. Waksman practiced corporate law at Dechert LLP from 1997 to July 2003, beginning as an associate and becoming a partner in 2000. Mr. Waksman holds a law degree and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, as well as a B.A. and M.A. in History from The Johns Hopkins University

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, General Counsel Current
Dechert Llp Partner Former
Constar International, Inc. General Counsel Former
Dechert Llp Corporate Lawyer Former
The Johns Hopkins University MA Former
New York University MBA Former
The Johns Hopkins University BA Former
The Johns Hopkins University Degree Former
New York University Degree Former

Donald P. Deubel . Mr. Deubel has been Senior Vice President, Corporate Technologies of our Company since November 2008. Prior to that he was Vice President, Corporate Technologies of our Company since September 2002. Previously, Mr. Deubel had been Director of Packaging Development of Constar, Inc. from July 2000 to September 2002 and Senior Manager of Closure Engineering and Corporate Technologies for Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. from December 1997 to July 2000. Mr. Deubel holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Toledo, a B.S. in Plastics Engineering from Ferris State University and an M.B.A. from Lewis University.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Technologies Current
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Technologies Former
Constar International, Inc. Director of Packaging Development Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Senior Manager of Closure Engineering and Corporate Technologies Former
Lewis University M.B.A. Former
University of Toledo B.S. In Business Administration Former
Ferris State University BS Former

James C.T. Bolton, Constar's Senior Vice President for Administration and Strategic Planning, began his career with Crown Cork & Seal in 1978. He gained experience in audit, purchasing, and insurance management prior to holding several senior finance and IT management positions with Crown and Constar, including Vice President of Finance for Constar from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Bolton attended Harvard College and received a B.A. in Economics.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Finance Former
Constar International, Inc. Senior Finance and It Management Positions Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Senior Finance and It Management Positions Former
Harvard College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Current

Mr . Hatfield has been with the company since 1998. Starting as an Operations Manager of the Kansas City plant, he became the Regional Operations Manager in 2000. Mr. Hatfield became Vice President for Operations in 2003. Before joining Constar, from1993 to 1998, he served as a Plant Manager in Arlington, TX for Crown Cork & Seal Company which has acquired Kerr Glass Company. Mr. Hatfield joined Kerr Glass Company in 1991. His career in rigid packaging industry spanning 25 year began when he joined American Can Company.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Constar International, Inc. Vice President of Operations Former
Constar International, Inc. Regional Operations Manager Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. Plant Manager Former
American Can Company NA Former
Madison University B.S. In Management Former

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Christopher P. Phelan. Mr. Phelan has been Vice President and General Manager, European Operations of our Company since July 2007. Since January 2004, Mr. Phelan had been Technical Director of our European operations. Prior to that, Mr. Phelan was employed by Rexam as Technical/Operations Director. Mr. Phelan holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sheffield University.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, European Operations Current
Sheffield University B.Sc. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Purchasing Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President Current
Graham Packaging Company, L.P. Vice President of Operations Former
Constar International, Inc. Uk Business Director Former

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, HR Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Sales Director, UK Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Marketing Director Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Sales Director Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Sales Director Current

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Senior Manager, Marketing Services Current

Mr. Taylor has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2005 and one of our directors since December 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor was President and Chief Operating Officer of Chattem, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of health and beauty products, toiletries and dietary supplements from January 1998 to September 2005 and a director of Chattem from 1993 until September 2005. Previously, Mr. Taylor was an attorney with Miller and Martin in Chattanooga, TN from 1978 to January 1998. Mr. Taylor is also a corporate director of Olan Mills, Inc., a privately held portrait photography business, and Constar International Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of plastic containers. Mr. Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Furman University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Fgx International Limited Chief Executive Officer Current
Fgx International Limited Director Current
Constar International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chattem, Inc. President Former
Chattem, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Chattem, Inc. Board Director Former

Mr. Taylor has been our Chief Executive Officer since October 2005 and the Chairman of our Board of Directors since October 2007. Before joining us, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Chattem, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of health and beauty products, toiletries and dietary supplements, from January 1998 to September 2005, and a director of Chattem from 1993 to 2005. Mr. Taylor was previously an attorney with Miller and Martin in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from 1978 to January 1998. Mr. Taylor is a director of Constar International Inc.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Director Current
Olan Mills, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Chattem, Inc. President Former
Chattem, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Chattem, Inc. Director Former
Vanderbilt University Law School J.D. Former
Furman University Bachelor of Arts Degree In Political Science Former

Angus F. Smith has been a member of the board of directors of Constar International since 2002. Since June 2002, Mr. Smith has been an Alliance Partner with the First Principles Group, a consulting company based in San Francisco, California. Mr. Smith was Vice President and Treasurer of Unisys Corporation from 1997 to 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Smith served at Rohm and Haas Company as Treasurer from 1980 to 1997, as Assistant Treasurer from 1976 to 1980 and in various financial management positions from 1967 to 1976.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Unisys Corporation Vice President Former
Unisys Corporation Treasurer Former

Frank J. Mechura has been a member of the board of directors of Constar International since 1997 and was also President from February 2002 to May 2002. Mr. Mechura was also President of Constar International from 1996 to 1998, a Senior Vice President of Constar, Inc. from 1996 to 2000 and has been an Executive Vice President and President of the Americas Division of Crown Cork and Seal since 2001. Mr. Mechura was also Executive Vice President and President of the Americas Plastic Division of Crown from 2000 to 2001.

Organization Position Status
Constar International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Constar International, Inc. President Former
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. President, Americas Division Former
Crown Holdings, Inc. President Former
Constar International, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Eastman Chemical Company Former
Lynx Chemical Group, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Lynx Chemical Group, LLC President Former

Organization Position Status
Cornell University Presidential Counselor Current
Jn Associates President Current
Nes Rentals Lead Director Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Current
Constar International, Inc. Chairman Current
NES Rentals Holdings, Inc. Board Chairman Current
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Chairman Current
Cornell University Board of Directors Current
Nes Rentals Director Current
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Director Current
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. CEO Former
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. President Former
Sun Company, Inc. chief financial officer Former
Sun Oil Company Chief Financial Officer Former
Helios Capital Chief Financial Officer Former
Sun Company, Inc. executive vice president Former
Helios Capital Executive Vice President Former
Sun Oil Company Executive Vice President for Canadian Operations Former
Cornell University Trustee Emeritus Former
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Chairman Former
Constar International, Inc. Board of Directors Former
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Director Former
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Cornell University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
Cornell University Bachelor Degrees Former

Mr. McDaniel has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2007. Commencing in 1972, Mr. McDaniel enjoyed a 34-year career with Owens-Illinois, Inc. Most recently, Mr. McDaniel was President, Closure and Specialty Products from 2004-2006, and General Manager, Closure and Specialty Products from 2001-2004. Prior to 2001 he held a variety of positions including Plant Manager, Director of Manufacturing and Engineering, and General Manager.

Organization Position Status
Owens-Illinois, Inc. President, Closure and Specialty Products Former
Owens-Illinois Closure Inc. Vice President & General Manager Former
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Vice President Former
Owens-Illinois, Inc. General Manager of Closure and Specialty Products Former
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Director of Manufacturing and Engineering Former
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Plant Manager Former
Purdue University Masters Degree Former
Purdue University Bachelors Degree Former
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