David Savastano, Editor05.15.17
From his beginnings in the Instrument Repair department through ink formulation and now purchasing, Kevin Bergeson always looked for ways to grow.
Bergeson, who is global category manager – packaging raw materials, Flint Group, first joined the ink industry when he interviewed for a technical position with Flint Group in 1990. The hiring manager was Diane Parisi, then the News Ink lab manager. His lack of experience made him ineligible for an opening in her department, but Parisi saw potential. She personally walked Bergeson to the utilities management manager, who hired him on the spot.
“I knew when I first met Kevin 27 years ago that he was a smart and dedicated guy, and that Flint Group would benefit greatly from having him as an employee,” said Parisi, who is now Flint Group’s regional VP of procurement.
Bergeson was pursuing a degree in business when he joined Flint Group. Upon joining the lab, he took a temporary hiat
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