Richard D. Lohrman has been our Vice President, Engineering/R&D since July 2002. Prior to joining Portola, Mr. Lohrman was Manager of Technology for the Closure and Specialty group of Owens Illinois, a producer of glass and plastic packaging from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Lohrman also held a Vice President position in R&D for Zeller Plastik, Inc., a manufacturer of closures and dispensing systems owned by Crown Cork and Seal and was Vice President of Manufacturing for Betts Packaging. |