Michael Levy and Greg Levy are major supporters of local organizations including Chabad, Friends of the Israel Defense Force, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

Michael Levy emigrated to the U.S. in 1987 from South Africa, when he acquired ARPAC Corp., based in Schiller Park, IL.  As Chairman and CEO, Michael has grown ARPAC into a leading manufacturer of end of line packaging machinery with over 20,000 installations worldwide.

Greg Levy, Michael's son, was born in South Africa and is a veteran of the Israel Defense Force. Greg serves as President of ARPAC-Hefestus USA, and Director of Marketing for ARPAC. ARPAC-Hefestus is a joint venture between ARPAC and Hefestus Ltd. of Caesarea, Israel.

The ARPAC-Hefestus joint venture was established in 2008 to bring Modified Atmosphere Packaging technology and internationally patented Shelf Life Booster™ (developed by Hefestus) to North America.

We are pleased to honor Michael and Greg Levy for their leadership in the community and advancing business between the U.S. and Israel. 

Daniel B. Shure, AICC President

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