With offices, manufacturing facilities, and distributors across the globe, Constantia Flexibles works with a diverse group of staff divided by time zone, sales market, and product group, but united in their commitment to people, passion, and packaging. This edition of our newsletter will introduce you to members of our team from six different countries and six different disciplines discussing what it means to work at Constantia Flexibles.
What Makes You Passionate About Packaging? From Marketing in Central Europe to Manufacturing in Asia-Pacific
Hai Dang and Dani Manfreda, who both joined Constantia Flexibles just over two years ago, could hardly be further apart, both geographically and professionally. Originally from Slovenia, Dani works in the Marketing department for Constantia Flexibles Pharma at the Vienna office, while Hai is the Head of Operations at Constantia Flexibles’s strategic Asia-Pacific hub in his native Vietnam. As so often in life, there is more that unites them than divides them: They both have a passion for packaging and a strong belief in the company’s mission.
Dani: When did you first discover your passion for packaging?
Hai: It’s quite a coincidence, really. I actually studied material science at university and was immediately fascinated with the properties of different materials and the way they interact, but then I spent the first decade of my career working in a completely different industry. When I took the position with Constantia Vietnam in 2017 and started working with laminates as well as chemical and mechanical testing, it was like reuniting with an old friend I hadn’t seen in a long time… What about you?
Dani: My experience is quite different. Directly after finishing my law degree in Ljubljana, I decided to accept a new challenge with the job as a Marketing Specialist at Constantia Flexibles in Vienna. It wasn’t until I started working here that I understood how complex packaging is. It’s about more than just lidding foil and laminates; we are actually protecting patients by making sure they get original medicines in perfect condition. Plus, the packaging itself is a blank canvas for branding and allows for a lot of creativity – that’s what makes our job in the Marketing department so interesting and diverse.
Hai: It has always amazed me how laminates combine the good properties of different materials into a single packaging material that is economical to use. One of the coolest things we’ve been working on lately is technology that allows us to produce and print laminates in a single pass. It brings out the passion of everyone on our team, as it demands a profound understanding of the material and precision calibration of highly complex machines.
Dani: That just goes to show you how passion for a product can unite us as a team – something I experience every day at Constantia Flexibles. No matter what your position is in the company or who you are working with, everyone takes equal pride in the company and makes sure we all know that our contributions count.