PTI, a global leader in plastic packaging development, has named Sumit Mukherjee as chief technology officer. Mukherjee has been with PTI for 25 years, including positions as vice president, advanced engineering services and director, computer-aided engineering and simulation.

“Sumit has been at the forefront of solving brand owner packaging problems. His technical knowledge of molding processes, understanding of material properties and ability to create realistic simulations has been critical helping brand owners bring to market commercially-successful packages,” said Thierry Fabozzi, president, PTI. 

As CTO, Mukherjee will be leading all engineering functions at PTI including predictive modeling, product design, engineering, process lab and tooling services. In addition to managing technical support for customer projects, he will be instrumental in bringing new leading-edge technical solutions to PTI, and helping to further develop engineering team members.