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M&R Announces New CEO

Published

6 years ago

May 7, 2018

After thorough succession planning and a comprehensive search process, M&R is pleased to announce that industry veteran Danny Sweem has been selected to be the next Chief Executive Officer of the M&R Companies. Sweem will begin his position with M&R on June 4, 2018. In the past, Sweem served as Vice President of Rutland Plastics Technologies, and most recently has been Vice President of Nazdar SourceOne’s Textile Inks Business Unit where his responsibilities included Nazdar SourceOne’s textile ink product portfolio, customer relationships, sales strategies, technical support team, and vendor relationships.

“It’s exciting to be joining the M&R team,” said Sweem. “Rich and Elizabeth Hoffman have built an amazing company and I’m honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead this exceptional organization of creative, dedicated and talented people. This is a terrific opportunity that any leader would be pleased to accept."

Current CEO and M&R founder, Rich Hoffman, welcomes Sweem to the company. “Having held several strategic positions within the screen printing industry, I am positive that Danny’s vast knowledge and proven growth strategies will be a tremendous asset to M&R’s future growth.”

Hoffman will continue with M&R as Sweem transitions into his new position with the company.

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Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive Screen Printing Industry

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