Phil Schmidt
CEO
Phil is the CEO of TPH Global and has served in this capacity since 1996. Phil joined the company in 1980, beginning his tenure in the sales department. He took the reigns of leadership prior to the retirement of his father, Aaron Schmidt, who founded the business as “The Packaging House” (TPH) in 1965 and who served as Chairman at that time.
Born in Chicago, Phil entered the packaging field after spending four years at Arizona State University, where he earned a BS in Marketing.While working for TPH, Phil earned an MBA from Loyola University in 1989.
Phil has been a longtime member of POPAI, which has merged with Shop!, Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and World Presidents’ Organization (WPO). He has served on many not-for-profit boards and is a past president of Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center in Skokie, Am Yisrael Congregation in Northfield, and Green Acres Country Club in Northbrook.
His sports interests range from sailing on Lake Michigan to golf, tennis, scuba diving, and high school sports officiating. He and his wife Nancy have been married for 36 years; together they have two grown children and a granddaughter.