Innoplast Executive Bios

Rick Raymond, President

Innoplast President Rick Raymond has worked in the rubber and plastics industry for more than 30 years, starting on the factory floor of the family-owned rubber and plastics business. Building on his entrepreneurial background, Rick has become an industry leader and visionary, developing and introducing new products to meet the needs of industrial and commercial customers in small, mid-size and Fortune
500 companies.

Before launching Innoplast in 2005, Rick formed Thermoprene, Inc. in 1997, offering extruded products to a wide variety of industries. Previously, he worked as Production Manager and then Sales Manager for Construction Polymers Company, a business offering custom sealing and vibration mitigation solutions to the heavy construction industry. He also oversaw teams installing mechanical rubber goods in the transit track construction and tunneling industry.
Rick continues to direct Innoplast’s growth through a full range of products designed to protect vehicles and facilities, including convenience stores, carwashes, restaurants, banks, medical centers, refineries, airports, parking garages and more.

Rick lives with his family in northeast Ohio and has many interests, such as sailing, travel and
community service.

Craig McConnell, Vice President

A seasoned industrial and commercial products executive, Craig McConnell is a founder and an owner of Innoplast, which started in 2005.

For more than 20 years, Craig has managed and owned businesses, including Thermoprene, which Craig joined in 2001 as partner with Rick Raymond, Innoplast co-founder and president.

Craig is involved in product development, sales and operations management for Innoplast, which specializes in innovative products for vehicle and facility protection. Products are used in many applications and at various locations, including convenience stores, carwashes, fire stations, store fronts, banks, medical centers, homeowner associations, warehouses, airports, loading docks, parking garages, and self storage facilities.
Craig’s background in polymers and other products includes extensive sales and operations experience, such as custom packaging design (high performance films for bundling, unitizing, palletizing, bagging), screw machining, impact extrusion, and film extrusion.
As Vice President of Thermoprene, Craig has been instrumental in the continuous growth of the company, a custom manufacturer and supplier of plastic extrusions, rubber extrusions and aluminum extrusions.

His interests include coaching hockey, boating, music, recreational sports and community organizations (Craig is a past President of the Chagrin Valley Jaycees). Craig and his family live in northeast Ohio.