Who is Dave Spence? 2: "Dave Spence Background Research-Part 1"

Background on Dave R. Spence

Dave Spence is 53 years old. He is the founder, president and CEO of Alpha Packaging (a position he has held since 1985) and serves as chairman of Legacy Packaging. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in 1980 and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which he is still very involved with. He is a member of the World Presidents Organization and Chief Executives Organization and is active with the Regional Business Council, St. Louis Sports Commission, and Roosevelt High School. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Suzie. They have four children.

 In addition to Alpha, he owns Legacy Packaging of Earth City and a restaurant in Park City, Utah.

Alpha Packaging manufactures plastic bottles, both HDPE and PET, focusing on the pharmaceutical, personal care, food, and beverage industries. They are among the top 30 largest blow molders of plastic in North America. In addition to their facilities in St. Louis, they have five additional manufacturing facilities, including locations in Brooklyn, NY, Salt Lake City, UT, and the Netherlands. In 2005, the firm entered into a partnership with Stonebridge Partners, and in 2010 the company was acquired by Irving Place Capital for $260 million. Spence has two corporations registered for Alpha, one as Alpha Packaging Holdings, Inc. and one as Alpha Packaging, Inc. Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/73952082/Dave-Spence-Research-Part-1