Contract Converting LLC’s Board of Directors has appointed Robert J. Saari as CEO reporting to the Chairman of the Board.
Saari has served as the president for the company prior to his new appointment. He will also continue to sit on the board of directors for the company and will oversee the executive team. Saari brings an extensive leadership skillset from past managerial and executive roles throughout the converting industry. During that time, he has led and managed manufacturing and sales/marketing functions with various companies, including Contract Converting, LLC, until his appointment as president in 2020.
In addition, the board of directors has selected Franklin Forseth as the new president/chief operating officer reporting to the CEO. Forseth has served as the vice president of sales for the company until his recent appointment. He will join the board of directors starting in 2026. Forseth has extensive knowledge in a wide range of functions at Contract Converting, LLC including sales, human resources, purchasing, P&L responsibility, product/project development, and more recently manufacturing/maintenance leadership.
“The value that Frank brings to Contract Converting, LLC, in his new role, is his leadership qualities and broad knowledge of the converting industry as a whole. He is very versed at matching our core competencies with the needs of the industry we work in, along with pursuing new adventures in our specific space.”
