Building on our past to advance the future success of the plastics industry, the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) is an organization of individuals with significant experience and accomplishment in the industry. We support scholarships, educational programs, a history center, and more to engage the next generation of people in the world of plastics.
The PPA recently held its induction of new members to the organization. We welcome our new member and look forward to their contributions to PPA.
Bob Tennyson was the visionary force behind the founding of Plastic Solutions, Inc., a World Class injection molding company located in South Bend Indiana. He took it from concept to $10 million in sales in five years. He was the CEO and majority owner until he sold it in 2015.
Prior to starting PSI Bob worked in public accounting and for other molders, as well as an executive for a $1 billion public company and was responsible for seven diverse manufacturing companies with sales in excess of $200 million. In his various roles, he had responsibility for finance and accounting, engineering and tooling, customer management, facilities and production management, and business and quality systems.
Bob spent two years in Vietnam as a Special Forces Team Leader, Intelligence and Operations Specialist and as a leader of the POW recovery and repatriation team.
He is married to Faith with two children and five grandchildren. In addition to reading, extensive travel and movies, he enjoys driving and attending club events with his sports car.