Hilda Murray, Executive Vice President and Owner of TPC Packaging and incoming Chair of Paperboard Packaging Council
Hilda is an experienced Executive Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the packaging and containers industry. She is skilled in negotiation, business planning, operations management, advertising, and international sales. She is a strong business development professional with a Bachelor’s of Science focused in Communication and Media Studies from University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Emily Leonczyk, Executive Director at Paperboard Packaging Council
Emily is a servant leader with a strong business and nonprofit association management career—including five years in the paperboard industry—Leonczyk will oversee PPC’s operations while facilitating stakeholder collaboration and driving strategic initiatives.
Leonczyk has served PPC since 2018, first as Director of Marketing and Communications followed by a promotion to Director of Operations. Notably, her role in overseeing the 2018 rebrand of PPC underscores her contribution to shaping a modern-day vision for the organization. Leonczyk was also crucial in guiding PPC through the COVID-19 pandemic, including the successful transition to virtual events and the subsequential resurgence of in-person engagement to pre-COVID numbers.
Blaes Green, Project Manager at TPC Packaging
With a background in English, she considers herself to be an excellent communicator, both in oration and written word. She enjoys working with people from many backgrounds and life experiences. Her lifetime interest in sports has provided her with an ability to work well with others and under immense pressure. She enjoys being busy and on the move.
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Chris Santomassimo: Welcome to another episode of The Think Factory podcast, powered by OGC Solutions. I’m your host, Chris Santomassimo from OGC Solutions. I’m delighted to host the first three— actually, no, I’m sorry, this is the second time we’ve had three people on the podcast. But a great group of folks that I want to introduce to the listeners and they’re all friends, which is fantastic for me as well. It’s great to be able to speak to and chat with good friends on the podcast.
The quick background is we’re going to talk about a couple of things, the Paperboard Packaging Council, as well as TPC Packaging. As you’ll see in a minute, they all intersect together.
One of our guests actually is part of both organizations, so fantastic. Let’s start with Hilda Murray, who’s the Executive VP and the owner of TPC Packaging. With us also is Emily Lynch. Emily is the Executive Director at the Paperboard Packaging Council, also known as PPC. And she’s also the Vice President there. And then Blaes Green, who’s a Project Manager with TPC, working with Hilda’s company. Welcome welcome to the podcast!
Hilda Murray: Thank you, so excited.
Chris Santomassimo: We’ve spent enough time talking about the podcast. I feel like we’ve done it before, but this is the first time we’re gonna record one.
And let’s be honest, I’ve been bugging Hilda to get on the podcast for the better part of a year and a half, so I’m glad to finally find some time in your schedule, Hilda. I’m really excited myself, actually, because I have the privilege of being a small part of the upcoming conference that PPC, that’s the Paperboard Packaging Council, is gonna host in November in Vancouver. So I’d love to also mention that Hilda is the current Vice Chair and the incoming Chair of PPC.
So as you can see, everybody is sort of intersected between TPC, Hilda’s company, and PPC, the organization. So Hilda, why don’t you just, just to get us started, talk a little bit about your company, TPC Packaging.
Hilda Murray: Sure, thank you. We are 100 years old, 100-year-old company. We just turned 100 in 2024, had a great celebration last November. I’m part of the third generation of the family, and Blaes Green is fourth generation.
We have three other members of our family that are fourth generation. And so I and my three brothers, I’m in TPC, and we have evolved into a luxury packaging entity. We do a great deal of work with cosmetics, with spirits, with over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, health and beauty, and now collectible cards.
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