Westrock Coffee Company announced the expansion of its team with the appointment of key industry veteran. Nicolas Lorenz will join Westrock Coffee as Executive Vice President - Manufacturing and will be based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Brings more than 25 years of experience in the food and beverage category to Westrock Coffee and will play a pivotal role in expanding the Company's manufacturing capabilities. Lorenz will be responsible for the manufacture of all products distributed from the Company's global enterprise to its blue-chip customers. Lorenz joins the company from PACCOR Packaging Solutions, one of the largest packaging facilities globally, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer (COO) and as Vice President, Sales, and Managing Director, Northern Europe. In previous roles, Lorenz has been COO of Shalina Healthcare DMCC in Dubai and served customers in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Lorenz also served as General Manager for Ditra, Scitra and Abiat Oleo Industries in Sharjah, UAE, the largest contract manufacturer in the Middle East, as Sales Director for
Budelpack International B.V. in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, and Business Development Director for SCA Packaging Middle Europe in Nuremberg Germany.