Herculite appoints Lyle Shipley director of innovation

Herculite® Products announced that Lyle Shipley is joining Herculite as the company’s new director of innovation. In this role, Lyle will focus on advancing Herculite’s innovation strategy, developing new products and solutions, and supporting growth across the organization.

With over 25 years of experience in the plastics industry, Shipley has a background in film formulation, product management, technical services and new product development. Most recently, he served as senior product manager at Continental AG, where he led new product development initiatives and customer launches across healthcare, flooring, automotive and specialty product lines.

Shipley holds a bachelor’s degree in biology/chemistry from Shepherd University, has completed additional leadership and business systems training, and received the Continental Excellence Award in 2022.