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Husky Technologies names Mohammad Kanaan CFO, Karen Stone CHRO

May 28, 2026 1:00 PM

GPGI Inc. (NYSE: GPGI) announced the appointment of Mohammad Kanaan as Chief Financial Officer and Karen Stone as Chief Human Resources Officer of Husky Technologies, a subsidiary of GPGI. Kanaan will join the company June 8, while Stone's appointment becomes effective June 22.



Kanaan brings more than 20 years of international experience in global manufacturing, energy services, and management consulting. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Replacement Components division at Carrier Global Corporation, where he oversaw operations with a global profit and loss of over $1 billion. His career includes senior leadership roles at Schlumberger and Deloitte Canada. Kanaan holds an Executive MBA from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and is a Certified Management Accountant.



Stone has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership across global organizations. She joins from WESCO International, a Fortune 200 company, where she served as Vice President of Human Resources. At WESCO, Stone contributed to the $4.5 billion merger with Anixter, which delivered more than $300 million in cost synergies ahead of schedule. She holds CHRO Certificate and Executive Compensation Strategies credentials from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an Honours BA in Labour Relations and Economics from McMaster University.



Founded in 1953, Husky Technologies specializes in highly engineered equipment and aftermarket services for manufacturing plastic products including beverage containers, food containers, medical devices, and consumer electronic parts. The company provides integrated systems solutions comprising injection molding machines, molds, hot runners, controllers, and auxiliaries.

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