CMD Corporation
Steve Sakai has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several decades. Steve began their career at Scott Paper Company in 1976, where they served as Vice President and General Manager for twenty years. Subsequently, they held various roles at Appleton Coated LLC, including Director of Marketing and Executive Director of Sales and Marketing. Sakai then moved to Appleton, where they served as Vice President and General Manager of Thermal Papers, Vice President of New Business Development, and Vice President and General Manager of Packaging. In 2006, they became the President of CMD, a position they held until 2018. Currently, Sakai serves as a Member of the Board at CMD Corporation, where their achievements include being named one of "The Best Places to Work in the Plastics Industry" for four consecutive years and receiving recognition as the "2017 State Exporter of the Year" by the Governor of Wisconsin.
Steve Sakai attended the University of Washington from 1971 to 1975, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. After completing their undergraduate studies, they pursued higher education at the University of Puget Sound from 1981 to 1982, earning a Master's degree in Finance through their MBA program.
CMD Corporation
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CMD helps converters achieve the best return on their equipment investment. A capital equipment manufacturer in the film converting and alternative energy markets, CMD is a privately-owned company established in 1980. Built on a culture of integrity, we innovate unmatched profitable solutions for our customers and provide life-long service and support to the markets we serve. CMD develops plastic converting machines for manufacturing plastic bags, pouches and flexible packaging used in consumer goods and institutional products. Custom and stock machinery is available, as well as replacement parts, upgrade kits, engineering and technical services in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The company mission of Advance ~ Deliver ~ Inspire expresses our commitment to advancing equipment technology to offer growth opportunities for customers, delivering on our commitment to our customers, and inspiring each other to be better than the day before. CMD applies the substantial experience of their technical team to develop a robust line of equipment to meet the fueling equipment needs of the growing RNG/CNG and alternative energy industry: CMD Alternative Energy Solutions. CMD inventions include: high-speed, continuous-motion bag sealing and drawtape trash bag converting; embossed bag making; overlap bag winding for one-at-a-time dispensing of bags-on-a-roll; Intelligent Sealing for verifiable pouch quality; and high-performance RNG/CNG compression systems with units with walk-through enclosure designs. The friendly, knowledgeable CMD team provides collaborative and confidential customer service, engineering and technical support. All equipment is built in the U.S and designed for long-lasting durability, with operator and maintenance personnel in mind. CMD employs 200+ dedicated professionals, and operates from a 126,000 sq. ft. campus located in Appleton, Wisconsin USA.