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Portola Tech International hires president

Portola Packaging, Inc. has hired Rick Schofield as President of their Portola Tech International (PTI) cosmetics packaging business unit.

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Brian Bauerbach, President and CEO of Portola Packaging, said “This represents a significant commitment to the future success of PTI and I am very excited to have such a prominent figure from the cosmetic supplier industry to lead our PTI business.”

"I am excited to join an impressive team of experienced and talented people in PTI,” said Rick Schofield. “I look forward to help build on PTI's significant successes by delivering value to customers capitalizing on what I see as one of the most strategically well positioned global manufacturing footprints in the cosmetic packaging industry today." Rick has 30 years in the cosmetics industry and has served as President and/or CEO of numerous cosmetic supply companies including Risdon, Emsar, Inc., Applied Tech Products and most recently Beauty Innovation Laboratories.

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