Class Act
John Pedroli, president, North America for CCL Label, caps off more than 35 years in the tag and label industry as packagePRINTING’s 2007 TLMI Converter of the Year.
October 2007 by Tom Polischuk
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Today’s leaders in the label industry are a diverse group. Some are entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in a dynamic, yet highly competitive market. Others are second-, third-, or even fourth-generation leaders of family-run businesses. Still others have worked their way up the ladder, having started with no preconceived notion that the tag-and-label industry was where they would make their marks.
John Pedroli, president, North America for CCL Label, Inc., falls into the latter category. Although he didn’t start his career in the tag-and-label industry, today he manages the North American operations for CCL Label, a company John Hickey—TLMI chairman of the board and CEO/owner of Smyth Companies—calls one of the most successful companies in the label business.
Hickey has known Pedroli for many years through involvement in TLMI. “He’s done such a tremendous job in the industry,” he notes. “He’s respected for his steadfastness, for being a consistent leader, calm and always in control; he is a great presence in the industry.” TLMI President Frank Sablone says it simply, “John Pedroli is a class act.”
This steady, consistent leadership, demonstrated throughout a career that spans more than 35 years, is being recognized with the packagePRINTING 2007 TLMI Converter of the Year Award.
Over the years
Pedroli started out in the business world working for Sigma Instruments upon his graduation from Boston’s Northeastern University in 1968 with a degree in industrial engineering. He must have known his destiny was in the label industry, because after just two years, he accepted an engineering position with Dennison Manufacturing and began learning about pressure-sensitive tags and labels and coated papers.
In 1972, he played a key role in starting up a new plant in Gastonia, N.C. as a plant engineer. In 1975, he moved into his first key management position in the label industry when he was named plant manager of this facility.
Always looking for opportunities to expand his knowledge and responsibilities, he went to work for Engraph in 1982 as the operations manager of its Package Products plant in Charlotte, N.C. Engraph, a holding company based in Atlanta, produced flexible packaging, folding cartons, and labels. At the Package Products plant, Pedroli was responsible for label and folding carton production.
He took over as general manager of Engraph’s Label Division in 1986. During his time in this position, the Label Division grew from about $3 million in sales to $150 million. He also got involved with screen printing and extended content labeling, taking charge of the company’s Screen Graphics plant in Memphis, Tenn.
John Pedroli, president, North America for CCL Label, Inc., falls into the latter category. Although he didn’t start his career in the tag-and-label industry, today he manages the North American operations for CCL Label, a company John Hickey—TLMI chairman of the board and CEO/owner of Smyth Companies—calls one of the most successful companies in the label business.
Hickey has known Pedroli for many years through involvement in TLMI. “He’s done such a tremendous job in the industry,” he notes. “He’s respected for his steadfastness, for being a consistent leader, calm and always in control; he is a great presence in the industry.” TLMI President Frank Sablone says it simply, “John Pedroli is a class act.”
This steady, consistent leadership, demonstrated throughout a career that spans more than 35 years, is being recognized with the packagePRINTING 2007 TLMI Converter of the Year Award.
Over the years
Pedroli started out in the business world working for Sigma Instruments upon his graduation from Boston’s Northeastern University in 1968 with a degree in industrial engineering. He must have known his destiny was in the label industry, because after just two years, he accepted an engineering position with Dennison Manufacturing and began learning about pressure-sensitive tags and labels and coated papers.
In 1972, he played a key role in starting up a new plant in Gastonia, N.C. as a plant engineer. In 1975, he moved into his first key management position in the label industry when he was named plant manager of this facility.
Always looking for opportunities to expand his knowledge and responsibilities, he went to work for Engraph in 1982 as the operations manager of its Package Products plant in Charlotte, N.C. Engraph, a holding company based in Atlanta, produced flexible packaging, folding cartons, and labels. At the Package Products plant, Pedroli was responsible for label and folding carton production.
He took over as general manager of Engraph’s Label Division in 1986. During his time in this position, the Label Division grew from about $3 million in sales to $150 million. He also got involved with screen printing and extended content labeling, taking charge of the company’s Screen Graphics plant in Memphis, Tenn.
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