Katherine Putnam

Current

director at Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Trustee at Baystate Health
director at Food Bank of Western MA

President at Package Machinery Co Inc

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Education

Center for Creative Leadership
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Mount Holyoke College

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Connections

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Industry

Packaging and Containers

Websites

Katherine Putnam’s Summary

Strategic leader with emphasis on helping customers to packaging sustainability. For the past 13 years we have been engaged in transforming a machinery manufacturer and encouraging the creation of new machines based on 21st century technology Personally I am pleased to unite my long term interest in conservation with helping our customers to identify their options for sustainability practices in packaging.

I have background in money center corporate banking and corporate treasury with a Fortune 500 company. Most recently I have developed expertise in healthcare quality as a board member for a $1 billion healthcare provider.

Katherine Putnam’s Specialties:

strategic planning and finance, lean manufacturing, quality, marketing, studying total cost asessment and life cycle analysis

Katherine Putnam’s Experience

director

Associated Industries of Massachusetts

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )
Trustee

Baystate Health

(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

2001 — Present (8 years )

Chair, Quality and Performance Improvement
Audit and Executive Committee member
director

Food Bank of Western MA

(Machinery industry)

2000 — Present (9 years )
President

Package Machinery Co Inc

(Machinery industry)

July 1996 — Present (13 years 5 months)

Strategic leader for this manufacturer of wrapping solutions for consumer products manufacturers. Under Putnam's management Package has become the global technology leader for wrapping machinery. It strives to provide the best experience for customers and the perfect wrap quality for consumer products while minimizing down time.

Additional Information

Katherine Putnam’s Websites:

Katherine Putnam’s Groups:

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute,
Associated Industries of Massachusetts, greenerpackage.com

The Food Bank of Western MA,
Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress,
Women Presidents' Organization,
The Boston Club