Kevin Kramer Joins Alcoa as President, Alcoa Cast Auto Wheels.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4650797 PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004 Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) announced today that effective immediately Kevin B. Kramer, 44, has joined the company as president of Alcoa Cast Auto Wheels. Kevin is responsible for the development and growth of Alcoa's cast auto wheel business worldwide. Alcoa currently produces cast aluminum auto wheels at plants in the U.S., Canada, Venezuela and Italy. Alcoa's cast auto wheels are found on numerous automobiles and light trucks worldwide. Mr. Kramer will be located at the Alcoa Automotive, Aerospace and Commercial Transportation office in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . "Kevin brings a combination of extensive sales and marketing experience with strong customer focus and deep knowledge of the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. to Alcoa, important qualities as we expand our global reach in sales and manufacturing in our automotive portfolio of businesses," said Bill Christopher, executive vice president of Alcoa and Group President, Alcoa Aerospace, Automotive and Commercial Transportation. Mr. Kramer comes to Alcoa after a 21-year career with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Today it is the third largest tire company in the world after Bridgestone and Michelin. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, race cars, airplanes, and heavy machinery. where he was most recently vice president Original Equipment Sales, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Tires located in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of . In this role, he was responsible for Goodyear's tire business with original equipment manufacturers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. as well as global responsibility for Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler. During his career at Goodyear, which began in 1983, Mr. Kramer has held sales, marketing and business management positions with increasing responsibility. More recently, he held a series of marketing and management roles in the company's North America tire business preceded by assignments in Goodyear's Conveyor Belt and Engineered Products Divisions. Earlier, he served in a series of progressively significant sales and marketing assignments in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific region. Kevin is a 1983 graduate of Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. and holds a BS degree in Business and Marketing. The Alcoa Automotive, Aerospace and Commercial Transportation group develops products and technological solutions for global transportation markets. The organization has six businesses that have plants and facilities worldwide serving global customers. The six businesses are: Alcoa Fujikura Ltd., Alcoa Fastening Systems, Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products, Cast Auto Wheels, Advanced Transportation Systems, and Howmet Castings. Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4650797 |
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