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Madison, WI (September 27, 1999)— Placon, one of the nation's leading thin-gauge thermoformers and packaging integrators, has promoted Jon Alexander, Greg Harper and Dan Mohs to corporate vice presidents. Placon President Jan Acker announced the executive appointments after the corporation's August board meeting.

"I am very pleased to announce these promotions," stated Acker. "Jon, Greg and Dan are proven leaders who are committed to shaping our business for the 21st century, and to managing the growth that is the result of Placon being recognized as a world-class thermoforming organization."

Jon Alexander, who joined Placon in 1992, will lead the company's custom forming division as Vice President of Custom Products. Most recently Director of Custom Products, Alexander is responsible for the development, growth and daily operation of the company's high-end custom packaging business. The division serves clients such as Gillette, SC Johnson, Moen, SmithKline Beecham and Johnson & Johnson, and creates competitive advantage through brand packaging for the personal care, household, hardware and medical product markets.

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Vice President of Engineering and Development Greg Harper has been tapped to oversee the disciplines of product development; product engineering; tool engineering and fabrication; process engineering; facilities engineering and maintenance; and quality. Harper joined Placon in 1996, where he was active in sales management for the hardware business unit, then spearheaded the organization of a centralized engineering and development operation. In his engineering leadership role, Harper will be responsible for driving the company's continuous process and quality improvement initiatives.

Dan Mohs, named as Vice President of Placon Products, oversees the sales and manufacturing of the company's proprietary stock products. Offering the industry's most comprehensive selection of off-the-shelf stock packages, the Placon Products Division serves customers in the hardware, electronic, crafts, sporting goods and other industries, where a high level of packaging impact and protection are required at a competitive cost. Mohs has been instrumental in developing new markets and products for the proprietary division, and will be responsible for implementing aggressive growth strategies while working closely with daily thermoforming operations.

Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, Placon is one of the nation's leading thermoformers and packaging integrators and serves Fortune 500 clients throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company's custom packaging solutions are complemented with a ship-from-stock selection of BlisterBox®, GraphicBox®, SnapPak® and ThisBox™ thermoformed packaging, which offer high-impact, cost-effective solutions for a wide variety of products. Placon ranks among the top 25 thermoformers nationally, according to Plastics News magazine. The company achieved registration in the ISO 9001 quality systems standard in 1995.

For more information, contact: Laurabeth Kline, Placon Corporation, 6096 McKee Road, Madison, WI 53719-5114. Phone (608) 271-5634 or (800) 541-1535. FAX (608) 271-3162. On the web: www.placon.com Via e-mail: advantage@placon.com

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Jon Alexander, newly promoted to Vice President of Custom Products at Placon, leads the company's custom forming division.

Greg Harper, Placon's newly appointed Vice President of Engineering and Development, manages the company's tooling, forming and assembly operations.

Dan Mohs, newly named Vice President of Placon Products, oversees the development, sales and manufacturing of Placon's proprietary ship-from-stock products.