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JOE KRUSE
Senior Account Executive
Ricardo Ochoa
Senior Account Executive
Todd Klaus
Sales Operations Director
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David stone
Account Growth Manager
Michael Mayer
Market Development Director
Deke Butler
Senior Brand Designer & Communications Manager
Daniel Wachter
Chief Executive Officer
Known as an entrepreneurial P&L growth driver, skillfully shaping strategy and aligning collective team strengths vertically and cross-functionally to ignite profitable commercial outcomes. His passion is crafting strategies and mobilizing global teams to pursue ambitious goals, optimizing business success. Widely sought after for his expertise in packaging, Daniel's diverse skills, encompassing people management, process optimization, data analytics, and strategic tools, consistently add substantial value.
Lyle Small
Founder/Interim Chief Technology Officer
Founder and former CEO of Chromatic Technologies, Inc., Lyle brings over three decades of expertise in leading the innovation of interactive inks and coatings. Lyle’s achievements include 20+ patents and the development and launch of 35 cutting-edge technologies spanning thermochromic, photochromic, and Glow-in-the-Dark inks. He has contributed to the advancement of the printing industry, focusing on technologies for wetness indicators, roofing membrane heat-seal indicators, freeze indicators, tamper-evident inks, pH indicators, and more, creating microencapsulation and ink manufacturing unique to CTI.
Steven Lencke
Chief Financial Officer
A growth focused and performance driven leader with comprehensive experience directing all aspects of financial, accounting and business operations to achieve overall business success. Recognized as a trusted advisor and teammate by senior management and key stakeholders.
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Dan Scott
Chief Operating Officer
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Dan is a graduate of the University of South Alabama in Mobile Alabama with over twenty years of operations management experience. His extensive background in Lean Manufacturing has been gained while managing organizations in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Construction markets. He is a customer focused leader that strives to integrate a collaborative culture that emphasizes team building.
MARIA DEL RIO
Chief Marketing Officer
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Maria is an accomplished multicultural executive with a 25-year track record of spearheading global and regional strategic marketing initiatives for startups and Fortune 100 companies. Recognized for consistently delivering exceptional results in complex project executions, Maria brings extensive expertise in consumer marketing, brand management, CPG, data-driven strategies, PR, and omnichannel approaches across diverse routes to market.
EDWIN HORTELANO
Chief Technology Officer
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With a distinguished career spanning several decades, Ed holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has led teams in developing innovative products and held senior positions at Covestro, Bostik, Loparex, and 3D Systems. Ed's expertise spans coatings, adhesives, and 3D printing.