James Hosford has been promoted to the position of European sales manager at packaging and processing machinery manufacturer tna.

He will be responsible for overseeing the performance of tna Europe’s sales team throughout various countries, including the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Benelux, Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain, as well as the Czech Republic, Russia, Romania, Greece and Switzerland.

He will assist the sales team in their efforts to expand tna into new markets, and co-ordinate the marketing efforts of some of its key lines.

Hosford said: “tna is gaining force as one of the top suppliers of integrated packaging solutions throughout Europe. I am looking forward to working with the entire European sales force to help expand the reach of tna’s quality products and services in the food packaging industry.”

Hosford has been with tna Europe since 2003 and, most recently, held the position of agency account manager for Russia, Romania, Greece and Israel.

Luigi Di Palma, director of sales at tna, said: “James’ work ethic is highly regarded, and we look forward to him sharing his skills with the tna sales force.”