Brands

Robert F. Brands has been appointed president-Americas, Lindal Group, a developer and manufacturer of valves, actuators and spray caps for aerosol products. Most recently, Brands was managing director of the Personal Care Division of Rexam. At Lindal, Brands will be responsible for western hemisphere P&L, operations, marketing, sales and customer relations in all market sectors, including cosmetics, household, pharmaceuticals, food industry and the technical industry. He will be based in the U.S. and will report directly to Francois-Xavier Gilbert.

At Rexam, Brands was managing director of the Personal Care Division, which includes dispensing systems, makeup and home and personal care businesses. In that position he was responsible for P&L, worldwide marketing and sales, operations and R&D.