33. David Klatt

BIC Graphic North America (asi/40480)

2019 Rank: 24

Title: CEO

Industry Experience: 3 years

 

BIC’s sales decline and the retirement of industry luminary and long-time sales leader Dave Saracino contribute to Klatt’s fall on this year’s ranking, dropping nine spots. The veteran executive is spearheading a crucial initiative for BIC, which will officially be renamed Koozie Group in January. More than a rebrand, Klatt and the company are using the name change to signal improvements in service, shipping capabilities, product and CSR/sustainability initiatives they believe will help lift the industry’s seventh-largest supplier to new heights.