Kyle Kopp has been named vice president of manufacturing at Sussex IM, a full-service, fully-automated plastic packaging solutions provider. In this role, Kopp heads all strategic planning for manufacturing.  In addition, his charter is to continuously improve processes and procedures to enhance productivity and communication, and provide manufacturing advice, assistance and counsel.
 
Kopp’s professional focus has always been plastics.  He was most recently engineering manager for Gateway Plastics. Previously, he was project engineer – Trade Sales and, later, program manager, for Rexam – Sussex, where he specialized in personal care packaging and directly managed manufacturing for key suppliers.