Huizenga Takes AFS Reins.Donald Huizenga, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Kurdziel Industries, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan, now carries the mantle of AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System president for 2001-02. As is tradition, Huizenga's term began as the Casting Congress ended. He is joined in his new position by Paul Cervellero, president, Inductotherm Corp., Rancocas, New Jersey, who was installed as AFS vice president and H. Arthur Edge, Jr., vice president and works manager, American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Brimingham, Alabama, who was installed as 2nd vice president. Huizenga was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1946. He holds a B.S. degree in marketing from Drake Univ., Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, . He served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Since joining AFS in 1977, Huizenga has chaired the AFS Government Affairs Div. from 1993-95 and been a member of the National Board of Directors. In 1996, he received the Keating Founders' Freedom Award. Huizenga began his professional career as vice president of trust operations at Old Kent Bank in Grand Rapids, Michigan “Grand Rapids” redirects here. For other uses, see Grand Rapids (disambiguation). Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800. in 1968. In 1977, Huizenga switched from the banking industry to the metal-casting industry as president and owner of Cedar Springs Castings, Cedar Springs, Michigan Cedar Springs is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan, 20 minutes north of Grand Rapids, Michigan's second largest city. Known as "Red Flannel Town," the city is home to an annual Red Flannel Festival. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,112. . Twelve years later, he became president of Larson Foundries, Grafton, Ohio. Since 1994, he has been president and CEO of Kurdziel Industries. |
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