Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer and portfolio company of Wellspring Capital Management, has appointed Tim Swanson as its new chief executive officer.

Swanson comes to Rohrer from Bettcher Industries, a protein processing platform, where he served as CEO implementing an acquisitive growth framework while driving the business, resulting in a sale to KKR. Prior to that, Swanson served as president with Barnes Group, leading their global force and motion systems platform. He has held various leadership roles at Illinois Tool Works and Whirlpool Corp. Swanson will also serve on the Rohrer Corp. board.