The Krehalon Shrink Packaging division of Kureha America has named Dean Chiles as Regional Sales Manager, Southern States. Chiles is based out of Texas with responsibility for building Krehalon’s barrier shrink bag and film product sales in fresh and processed meats, poultry, and other food areas.  He has geographic accountability for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, supporting the complete Krehalon product range.

Chiles has over 15 years of product and application experience in the flexible packaging field.  He worked several years at the Bemis Company Inc. in a variety of sales positions and multiple divisions, where he significantly increased sales while building strong relationships with major companies. Previous experience also included Alcan’s Meat & Dairy Division as a Sales Representative for packaging material in Texas.

Chiles attended Texas State University focusing on Business & Marketing. He can be contacted at d.chiles@kureha.com or (917) 783-0217.