John Alfano Named General Manager, Thin Gauge Sheet, at Spartech

Spartech has promoted John Alfano as general manager, Thin Gauge Sheet. 
 
“John complements our goal of shaping the future of plastics through material strength and application expertise,” Spartech CEO John Inks said. “His vast experience will help us continue to serve as a reliable and responsive partner to our valued customers.”
 
In his new role, Alfano will lead the Thin Gauge Business team with a renewed emphasis on growing the Newark and Tufpak businesses. He will continue to manage the Newark, N.J., plant and will also assist in overseeing the Ossipee, N.H., operation. 
 
Alfano joined Spartech in 2015 as plant manager of the Hackensack, N.J., facility. In 2017, he was given dual plant manager responsibility for the Hackensack and Newark plants. Prior to joining Spartech, Alfano served eight years of active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. as a logistics officer.

Alfano graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree in quantitative economics with a subspecialty in operations research and analysis. 
 
Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., with an innovation center and 16 manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States, Spartech is a plastics manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and specialty packaging products. Its products include UltraTuf, Royalite, Korad, PreservaPak, and Polycast.