MG America, the U.S. subsidiary of MG2 of Bologna, Italy, a supplier of processing and packaging equipment, appointed Toby Spohn regional sales manager for its processing division. In this role, Spohn will be responsible for relationship building and sales efforts for the company’s portfolio of capsule filling, material handling and checkweighing equipment. He will concentrate largely on the Midwest and West Coast areas.

Previously, Spohn worked for pharmaceutical manufacturer Mylan, Inc. for more than 25 years where he served in a variety of roles, including positions with key project maintenance oversight for capsule filling.

“Toby’s extensive experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, particularly pertaining to processing equipment, will serve him well here,” said Claudio Radossi, president of MG America. “His years executing and overseeing high leverage manufacturing and equipment maintenance projects will give him unique perspective on our customers’ real world production scenarios, as well as their evolving needs.”