Milacron Holdings Corp. has tapped Michael Jones as president of its plastics processing unit, formally named Advanced Plastics Processing Technologies, for the Americas and Europe. Jones was previously senior vice president of finance and operations at Milacron, according to his LinkedIn profile. He joined the Blue Ash, Ohio-based company in 2015. In his new position, which took effect Jan. 17, Jones runs the APPT machinery portfolio and aims to expand Milacron's installed base, including the recently launched Cincinnati large-tonnage product line and the Q-Series injection molding line. Jones is also focusing on the consumables business, which includes spare and replacement parts, field service support, preventative maintenance programs, and full machine retrofits and rebuilds.