Coperion K-Tron Names Global Key Accounts Manager - Plant Based Foods

Coperion K-Tron Salina recently welcomed John Sheehy to the position of global key accounts manager- plant based foods.

Sheehy joined the Coperion K-Tron team in March 2020. He is tasked with helping address the demands of R&D, process engineering, and production needs of the fast-growing global plant-based food market. He has over 25 years experience in a variety of roles in engineering and process development in retail food manufacturing and the processing of natural and organic ingredients.

A native of Buffalo, NY, Sheehy is a 1991 graduate of Purdue University (industrial engineering), and currently resides in Indianapolis, IN.

Coperion is an international market and technology leader in compounding and extrusion systems, feeding and weighing technology, bulk materials handling systems and services. Coperion designs, develops, manufactures, and maintains systems, machines, and components for the plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical, food, and minerals industries. Within its three divisions – Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service – Coperion has 2,500 employees and nearly 30 sales and service companies worldwide. Coperion K-Tron is part of the Equipment & Systems division of Coperion.

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