People in the News.Freudenberg reorganizes auto unit After a decade of business success, which includes a $700 million growth from 1992-1999, Freudenberg-NOK is organizing an executive team to focus solely on 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. . Freudenberg's labor productivity has improved 250 percent over the last decade. In that period, quality costs have dropped 75 percent. The company now produces 2 billion component parts each year with reject rates below 50 for each million. The company's newly-formed automotive components business team is headed by Richard Allen There have been several famous men with the name Richard Allen:
William Purslow will become president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the unit. Purslow, who will oversee management and product strategies, has been with Freudenberg more than 25 years. Craig Barnhart was named chief financial officer for the automotive segment. He was previously division finance manager for Freudenberg's Powertrain Products Division. TECHNICAL Dante Capriotti joined Immix im·mix tr.v. im·mixed, im·mix·ing, im·mix·es To commingle; blend. [Back-formation from Middle English immixte, past participle of immixten, to intermingle with Technologies as technical service manager. Lisa Headley was promoted to manager of technical support for Dana's Boston Weatherhead Division. MANAGEMENT Steven Strouse was named vice president of operations for M.A. Hanna. Exxon Chemical appointed Edward Galante executive vice president. James Schill was appointed chairman of newly-formed Gold Key Processing in Middlefield, OH. The company appointed Robert Toth president and CEO. Dianna Scott was promoted to director of strategy and business development for Cooper Engineered Products. Reis Robotics promoted Hansjoerg Volkhart to applications engineering manager. David Sylvester was named vice president and general manager of Ingersoll-Rand's fluid products division. Union Carbide appointed Gregory Nelson vice president of purchasing and Scott Mason vice president of supply chain logistics. MagneTek appointed Dean Hoffman president and general manager of its drives and systems group. SALES Peter Burnett joined Immix Technologies as vice president of sales and marketing. Delphi Automotive Systems named Louis Merz global director of sales and marketing, aftermarket. Jack Pangrazio joined NTN NTN Narrative Television Network NTN National Trends Network NTN National Tenant Network NTN National Trivia Network NTN Network Terminal Number NTN National Tax Number (Pakistan) NTN Network to Network interface Bearing as vice-president of marketing. French Oil Mill Machinery promoted H.M. Gallagher to managing director of the company's market and process development organization. Rick Kristensen was appointed marketing director for Beta French Oil Mill Laserlike's extrusion and metrology products. NRI NRI Nomura Research Institute (Tokyo, Japan) NRI Non-Resident Indian NRI Natural Resources Institute NRI National Resources Inventory NRI Networked Readiness Index NRI Natural Resources Inventory NRI National Research Institute appointed Richard Williams account manager for activity with General Motors. Reis Robotics appointed Frank Simonetti territory sales manager. J-Von, NA appointed Jonas Angus marketing manager for its J-Series TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French) TPE Total Power Exchange TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore) TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange products. ASSOCIATIONS Newly-elected officers of the Plastics Institute of America include: * Jay Gardiner, Gardiner Plastics, chairman; * Martin Pottle pot·tle n. 1. A pot or drinking vessel with a capacity of 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters). 2. The liquid contained in this type of pot or drinking vessel. 3. An old English liquid measure equal to 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters). , Martin Thomas, Inc., chairman-elect; * Dan Mielcarek, Krupp Werner & Pfleiderer, treasurer; and * Michael and Valerie Gigliotti, MGA (1) (Monochrome Graphics Adapter) A display adapter that employs Hercules Graphics, combining graphics and text on a monochrome monitor. (2) (Matrox Graphics Accelerator) A trade name used by Matrox Graphics Inc. , Inc., secretaries. * Allan Goldberg was elected president of The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. |
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