Larmon Promoted to ceo at Bunzl

ST. LOUIS - Patrick L. Larmon has been promoted to president and ceo of Bunzl Distribution, Inc., here, a supplier of disposable paper and plastic packaging supplies.

Larmon has been with Bunzl for 14 years and most recently served as president and coo of outsourcing services for North America. He succeeds Paul Lorenzini, who retired in July.

During his career with Bunzl, Larmon served as president of the Western Division, executive vice president of procurement, vice president of finance and administration, and vice president of the Southwest Region. He joined the company when he sold his Milwaukee-based Packaging Products Corp. to Bunzl in 1990.

A native of Chicago, Larmon is a certified public accountant. He earned his MBA from Loyola University and his master's in international business from St. Louis University.

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