David White named Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning of Cooper.has been named Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. of Cooper Industries Cooper Industries NYSE: CBE is one of the oldest large companies in the United States, having been founded in 1833 as a partnership in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Incorporated in Ohio as The C. & G. , Inc. (NYSE-CBE). White will be responsible for development of Cooper's long-term growth strategies and coordination of acquisition and divestiture activities. In his new position, White will also direct Cooper's efforts to integrate advanced manufacturing methods and technology into its worldwide operations to reduce costs and improve quality. A native of Chicago, Illinois, White is a graduate of the United States Military Academy United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but . He holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . White joined Cooper in 1971 and served in a number of finance and planning positions before being named Vice President & General Manager of the Cooper Power Tools Division in 1980. He was named Vice President, Planning & Development of Cooper in 1988. Cooper Industries, with 1995 revenues of $4.9 billion, is a diversified, worldwide manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware, and automotive products. CONTACT: Cooper Industries Inc. Phyllis J. Piano, 713/739-5415 |
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