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our story

meet the team behind packaging exchange

robert egan
robert egan
CEO / Founder

robert egan

chief executive officer/founder

Robert joined Victory Packaging in 1997 to expand their operations to the East Coast and was then appointed President, COO, and Owner in 2001.

He successfully led the company for 18 years, driving organic revenue from $140 million to over $1 billion annually before navigating the company through two public acquisitions.

Greg Gatta
Greg Gatta
President

Greg Gatta

President

Greg brings 25 years of experience spanning private equity, investment banking, and senior operating roles.

He has served as a CEO or board member of numerous private equity-backed companies, including paper & packaging, oil refining, food and beverage, and sporting goods.

Leah Borrello
Leah Borrello
CFO

Leah Borrello

Chief Financial Officer

Leah has over 35 years of experience in finance, accounting, and human resources in multiple industries. These include her role as Vice President - Controller for a startup technology company that ultimately was taken public, as well as her most recent position as Victory Packaging's CFO

In her 9-year tenure as CFO at Victory Packaging, she was responsible for all North American finance, treasury, accounting, payroll, and risk management functions.

Brandon Egan
Brandon Egan
COO

Brandon Egan

Chief Operating Officer

Brandon joined Victory Packaging in 2013 as General Manager of their New Jersey branch and advanced through progressive operational roles.

Brandon was appointed EVP of Operations & Supply Chain in 2019, where he was responsible for 45 DCs serving $900 million of annual revenue, as well as the company's sourcing, purchasing, and continuous improvement functions.

Umar Abbas
Umar Abbas
CCO

Umar Abbas

Chief Commercial Officer

Umar started his career with Victory Packaging in 2003.

Over the next 18 years, he held a variety of positions, including Director of Quality, EVP of Strategy and Operations, President of Mexico Sales and Operations, and Head of Data and Analytics.

Patrick Higgins
Patrick Higgins
CSO

Patrick Higgins

chief sales officer

Patrick has over 30 years of leadership experience in the packaging industry including executive roles at International Paper, Victory Packaging, and CDS.

At Packaging Exchange, Patrick's focus is on growing revenue through transformative sales, marketing, and strategic relationship building.

karla kelly
karla kelly
EVP operations

karla kelly

executive vp operations

Karla has over 25 years of leadership experience, including as Executive VP of Operations at Victory Packaging, where she successfully oversaw expansive operations in both the U.S. and Mexico.

A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Karla excels in driving strategic growth, operational excellence, team development and profitability across complex, multi-regional operations

cJ kelchner
cJ kelchner
EVP supply chain

cJ kelchner

executive vp supply chain

CJ comes to Packaging Exchange from Saxco International, a former Atlas Holdings company. At Saxco, CJ was responsible for customer service, supply chain, sales and operations planning, and continuous improvement.

CJ also is a CPA and brings a wealth of experience in financial due diligence and driving strategic initiatives.

our partner

Atlas Banner

Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, Atlas and its affiliates own and operate a diversified group of manufacturing and distribution businesses around the world.

Atlas operates in sectors such as aluminum processing, automotive, building materials, capital equipment, construction services, food manufacturing and distribution, packaging, paper, power generation, printing, pulp, supply chain management and wood products.

Atlas' extensive experience in the packaging industry dates back to its founding with the purchase of a single corrugated medium mill in Indiana.

Today, more than two decades later, packaging, paper, and allied industries remain an important and growing sector for Atlas.

the advisory board

Matthew Kaplan
Matthew Kaplan

Matthew Kaplan

Matthew is a manager at Stone-Kaplan Investments, LLC, a private investment firm. He was the Co-Founder, President, CEO, and Director of KapStone Paper and Packaging, which was acquired by WestRock in 2018.

KapStone, originally a SPAC called Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp, was founded by Matthew and Roger Stone in 2005 and went public the same year. Previously, in 2000, the duo led the acquisition of Box USA, then the largest independent paper-based packaging company in the U.S. Matthew became KapStone's CEO in 2017.

dennis mehiel
dennis mehiel

dennis mehiel

Dennis Mehiel is the Managing Member of Four M Investments, LLC, a private investment firm focused on early-stage technology, food service, and corrugated packaging. In 1966, he co-founded Four M Corporation, later known as Box USA, which became North America's largest independent corrugated packaging converter before its sale to International Paper in 2004.

In 2006, he launched U.S. Corrugated, again building one of the nation's largest independents. More recently, Mehiel has developed high-capacity "Alpha" corrugated manufacturing facilities, with the second facility commencing operations in late 2022.

benjamin samuels
benjamin samuels

benjamin samuels

Ben Samuels is the Director of the Samuels Family Foundation which supports education, children, and the Jewish Community.

Ben is the former CEO of Victory Packaging, the company he led for most of his career. Ben is also the Chair of Leedo Cabinetry, a family-owned manufacturer with 600 employees serving the multi-family construction market. Ben is on the Boards of Directors of Workhorse, a technology company developing electric delivery trucks, and Saxco, a packaging distribution company serving the wine and spirits industry.

where can you find us?

our strategic locations

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Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

7375 Graham Dr, Suite 400
Fairburn, GA 30213
(770) 501-2179
atl@packagingexchange.com

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