Russ Broome joins Plastics Industry Association as senior director of business development

Russ Broome has joined the Plastics Industry Association as senior director of business development. He will manage the association's membership sales efforts, drawing on experience from his most recent position as managing director of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

"The skills gap and a shortage of workers are big problems for our industry right now," said Bill Carteaux, president and CEO of the association."Russ Broome's passion for educating the next generation of plastics professionals will be valuable as we continue to recruit more young people into our industry's workforce."