Jim Kisthardt

Jim Kisthardt has held various roles throughout their career. Jim started in 1983 at Chase Bag Company as a Sales & Technical representative for six years. Following that, they worked at General Chemical as a Sales Representative for two years. From 1993 to 1995, they were employed at Tekra Corporation in a marketing role. Jim then moved to Avery Dennison, where they worked in marketing from 1995 to 1998. Jim Kisthardt joined Moore Wallace in 1998 as a Label Systems Consultant for three years. From 2001 to 2009, they worked at Mactac North America, first as a Marketing Manager and then as a Senior Sourcing Manager. Jim then moved to Bemis Company, Inc. as a Global Category Manager from 2012 to 2014. Jim Kisthardt's most recent role is with Loparex, where they have worked as a Global Product Marketing Manager from 2014 to 2018, and as a Global Product Portfolio Manager from 2018 to 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Market Segment Director at Loparex.

Jim Kisthardt's education history includes a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry from John Carroll University, which they obtained from 1979 to 1983. Jim then pursued a Master of Accounting and Financial Information Systems (MAFIS) degree in Accounting and Financial Information Systems from Cleveland State University, completing it from 1983 to 1987. Subsequently, Jim attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, where they earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Marketing and Operations, between 1989 and 1991.