Zeb Portanova Named President & CEO of KronotexUSA

Barnwell, SC, December 3, 2015—Zeb Portanova has been appointed president and CEO of KronotexUSA, effective February 1, 2016.

KronotexUSA is a subsidiary of the Swiss Krono Group, headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, and operates a 670,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Barnwell, South Carolina with a capacity of more than 275 million square feet.

Portanova succeeds Norman Voss, who has served as KronotexUSA interim CEO since March 2014. Voss will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors and continue to be actively involved in future expansion, investment, and raw material sourcing activities for KronotexUSA.

Prior to joining Kronotex USA Holdings, Inc., Portanova held a variety of leadership positions at Eli Lilly and Company and other nonprofit and for-profit companies.