Corning Announces Appointment of Richard J. Fishburn As Corporation's Chief Information Officer.CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1999--Corning Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) today announced that Richard J. Fishburn has accepted the position of Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective April 21. Formerly Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Digital Equipment Corporation, Fishburn will oversee Corning's entire Information Technology function. Fishburn brings a wealth of experience to this new position, including domestic and international assignments in the consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , motor vehicle, transportation, and electronics industries. In addition to his most recent responsibilities, Fishburn served as Vice President of PC Business Strategy, Vice President of Investments, and Vice President of Finance, Worldwide Operations during his 14 years with Digital. In making the announcement, Corning's Senior Vice President of Administration, Kirk Gregg said, "Corning is very pleased and fortunate to have Dick join the senior management team. Dick's solid business background and experienced leadership will be very valuable as Corning continues to expand both domestically and internationally." Fishburn holds a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Business Administration-Finance from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif., and a bachelor's degree in Government from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. in Bloomington, Ind. He will be relocating to the Corning area with his wife, Kathy. Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated creates leading-edge technologies for the fastest-growing markets of the world's economy. Corning manufactures optical fiber, cable and photonic components for the telecommunications industry; and high-performance displays and components for television and other communications-related industries. The company also uses advanced materials to manufacture products for scientific, semiconductor and environmental markets. Corning's total revenues in 1998 were $3.5 billion. More information on the company is available at www.corning.com, Corning's website. |
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