PolyMedex Discovery Group, a privately held service provider to the medical industry, offering specialty polymers, custom polymer blends, custom extrusions, and contract material blending for drug delivery, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Maguire as Marketing Director. In his new position, Mr. Maguire will be responsible for leading cross-functional product teams to communicate technical information to serve current customers, and to identify product development opportunities for the recently created PolyMedex Discovery Group formed by the merger of Foster Corporation and Putnam Plastics Corporation.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Maguire has held a variety of positions in global marketing management, product management, international marketing, communications and new business development. Commenting on the appointment, Dan Lazas, Corporate Vice President Marketing & Sales at PolyMedex Discovery Group said, “We are pleased to welcome Michael Maguire to our leadership team. His extensive expertise in strategic marketing, worldwide business management, new product development, technical marketing and strategic customer relationships will be a great asset to this company as we continue to evolve and meet the challenges that lie ahead.”
Prior to joining PolyMedex, Mr. Maguire was Director of Product Management for Compac Corporation in Hackettstown, NJ where he managed all of the elements of the marketing mix, new product development and export market penetration for the company’s product line. His previous roles included leadership positions at Celanese/Ticona, in Summit, NJ; Avery Dennison, in Cleveland, OH; Spartech Plastics in Cape Girardeau, MO; and GE Plastics in Pittsfield, MA.
Mr. Maguire holds a B.A. in chemistry from Rutgers University and an MBA in marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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