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Matrix appoints Chris Shay as South-Central Regional Sales Manager

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Chris Shay is their point of contact for Matrix vertical form fill and seal packaging customers in the South-Central region of the United States. In his role, Shay will be working with integrators, copackers, and end-user customers to expand the company’s growing vertical form-fill-seal packaging business.

Matrix is a provider in vertical form fill seal packaging equipment producing a variety of flexible bag styles, including pillow, gusseted, flat bottom, and modified doy.

Shay comes to Matrix after a 10-year career holding engineering and sales positions at Formers International, a manufacturer of hand-crafted form fill and seal bag forming assemblies. Shay’s background gives him distinct insight into packaging industry design and customer needs, enabling him to recommend the best vertical form-fill-seal packaging solution to maximize ROI for customers’ specific applications.

“I’m excited to apply my experience to help guide customers toward the right packaging system to meet or exceed their sales and production goals,” Shay said. “Matrix is a progressive company that’s become the foremost leader in vertical form fill seal technology, and I’m very happy to be joining their team of talented professionals.”

Shay is based in Houston, Texas. Matrix’s South-Central region encompasses eight states from Montana south to Texas. He can be reached at Chris.shay@promachbuilt.com.

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