On April 9, 2018, BPA named Andre Boom COO for BluePrint Automation (BPA) Americas. Andre spent the last 25+ years in progressive roles with leading snack food manufacturers such as Snyder’s-Lance, Pinnacle Foods and Quaker Oats. In these roles, he has gained a significant amount of experience in food related processes on both the processing and packaging sides.
Boom will take over most of Peter Schneider’s responsibilities; including Engineering, Production, Logistics and Customer Service. Andre, along with Rocco Fucetola, VP Sales and Marketing and Alison Johnson, VP Finance will report directly to Martin Prakken, CEO, BPA Worldwide.