PRESS/NEWS

Ire-Tex Corporation (dba Box+Foam) names Ann McCann as Chief Executive Officer. Ann McCann is a highly accomplished leader with proven track record of driving operational excellence (quality) and user experiences at consumer-facing companies. Ire-Tex Corporation, welcomes Ann McCann as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. She was the Director of Packaging Engineering and Operations at Intel Corporation prior to joining Ire-Tex, Corp.

Ms. McCann has over 40 years of experience in the packaging industry focused on retail and commercial protective packaging needs for end users (consumers). While at Intel Corporation, she led the Packaging Center of Excellence in developing and driving the company’s Packaging Tiered Strategy across a broad range of products focused on cost effective, sustainable solutions. She oversaw the Boxed Processors’ operations ensuring alignment with product launches, cost efficiencies and process improvements.

Her earlier packaging experience concentrated on packaging development for retail and commercial products, supplier management and manufacturing operations. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Packaging from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Environmental Statement of Values

Integrity:

BOX+FOAM^TM makes a promise of environmental sustainability to our customers and our community. Acting on that promise is the foundation of our environmental values.

Accountability:

We are accountable for every environmental choice that we make. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards, acknowledging the trust and confidence our customers have placed in us by choosing our sustainable products and services over those of our competition.

Sustainability:

We view sustainability as a measurable and manageable part of our product engineering, our manufacturing objectives, and our business values. We strive for sustainable solutions that address our customer’s needs and those of our community.

Innovation:

BOX+FOAM^TM  has been a historical leader in engineering packaging solutions. Our engineering team will continue to provide innovative products, advanced manufacturing processes, and groundbreaking opportunities in sustainability. 

Responsiveness:

Always eager to provide products as our customers need them, we will always respond effectively and quickly to our customer’s demands. Our customers have a choice of vendors and it is our job to constantly reaffirm that they have made an outstanding choice.

Continuous Improvement:

We firmly believe that the methods of continuous improvement are vital to our efforts in sustainable packaging. From voluntary carbon offsets to innovative sustainable designs, BOX+FOAM^TM  will mortar continuous improvement methodology into every aspect of our efforts. Continuously improving our processes is how we adapt to the constant challenges of our changing environment.