PLASTICS Announces New Leadership

The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS; Washington D.C.) board of directors voted on April 26 to appoint Matt Seaholm to the position of CEO and Glenn Anderson to COO, promoting both from within the association. Seaholm has served as PLASTICS’ VP of Government Affairs for the past two years, while Anderson has held the role of VP Member Engagement since April of 2020. The duo replace Tony Radoszewski whose last day with PLASTICS was March 25. Radoszewski was named president and CEO of PLASTICS on Sept. 16, 2019, replacing Bill Carteaux who lead the association for nearly 15 years before succumbing to leukemia on Dec. 10, 2019.

Prior to serving as PLASTICS’ VP of government affairs, Seaholm served as the executive director of the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance at PLASTICS. Before that, Seaholm was VP of Public Affairs at at the Washington D.C. office of marketing and public relations consultancy Edelman. PLASTICS noted in a release that Seaholm is a veteran of political and policy campaigns, working on everything from local ordinance fights to statewide political campaigns to national issue advocacy initiatives. Over the last five years, PLASTICS says he has testified before more than 30 legislative bodies and been interviewed by more than 100 media outlets.

Anderson has worked in the plastics industry for nearly 40 years. Prior to joining PLASTICS, he worked at Milacron LLC, now a division of Hillenbrand, for more than 30 years. During that time, Anderson held numerous roles including VP and general manager for both its injection and extrusion businesses.