Harry Voss, former CEO, president and owner of Diamond Packaging, passed away on February 28. Voss joined the company in 1965 and was a powerful force in the packaging industry for over 40 years. In 1973, he bought controlling interest of Diamond, and led its transformation from a company with 13 employees and $750,000 in sales to an industry leader providing packaging products and services to Fortune 500 companies worldwide.

In 1997 he co-founded the North Atlantic Packaging Alliance, which later expanded to the Global Packaging Alliance. He served as chairman of the National Paperbox Association, and on the Board of Directors for the Paperboard Packaging Council.

In 2012, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Foil & Specialty Effects Association.