People in the News.Cooper Tire & Rubber promotes Piper James Piper was promoted to materials development manager for Cooper Tire & Rubber. In this position, Piper is responsible for directing development activities related to materials and formulations for new tires, inner tubes, curing bladders and processing aids. Piper joined the company in 1971 as a chemist in the tire division's materials development department. He has been manager of compound development since 1986. Piper earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Ashland University. He is a member of the Akron Rubber Group and the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in . TECHNICAL Paul Manso joined Eagle-Picher's rubber molding division as senior level design engineer. Ben Smith joined Magpower as application engineer. Jerry Whiteside joined the company as international territory manager. MANAGEMENT Executive vice presidents for newly-created CK Witco include: Robert Ackley, polymer processing equipment; James Conway, performance chemicals and elastomers; Joseph Eisenberg, polymer additives; Mary Gum, industrial specialties; Alfred Ingulli, crop protection; and William Stephenson, urethanes and petroleum additives. Regional vice presidents include: Gerald Fickenscher, Europe, Africa and the Middle East; Edward Hagen, Asia-Pacific; and Michel Duchesne, Latin America. Steve Nathanson was appointed director of DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Elastomers Americas for both North and South American markets. The company appointed Wim Donners director of DSM Elastomers Europe and Asia. DSM N.V. appointed C.H. van Dalen to the company's managing board. Dwain Colvin was named president of Dover Chemical. M.A. Hanna elected Jeffrey Gwinnell vice president and chief supply officer. James Schaefer was named vice president of manufacturing for worldwide plastics. Peter Eckle was selected to lead the company's merger, acquisition and corporate development function. Firestone Building Products Firestone Building Products is a division of BFS Diversified Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. (BSAH). BSAH is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company. named Larry Crabtree plant manager of its manufacturing facility in Kingstree, S.C. Margaret Kane-Klingbergs was named director of human resources for PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls Industries' specialty chemicals businesses. Eagle-Picher Automotive's rubber molding division named Bryan Gullickson manager of process engineering. The division promoted Mark Avery to manager of tooling systems. Shamrock Technologies appointed Camille Dager to director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. . Keith Robinson joined Osmonics as senior vice president of finance and administration. The company named Edward Fierko 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. . SALES Mark Norland joined Santa Fe Rubber as sales manager. Otto Jun was appointed marketing manager for the company. Neville Chemical Co. promoted Robert Clinger to director of sales. Leif Nilsson, was appointed to direct sales for OptiGrade Inc. Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Brotzel was promoted to vice president of sales and service for Eurotherm Gauging Systems. Fitz Chem appointed Christy Parry customer relations manager. AWARDS Uniroyal Chemical presented its 1999 Robert W. Brown Award for lifetime technical achievement to Frank Lussier, manager of its chemical characterization laboratory. The Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association (SACMA SACMA South African Colliery Managers Association SACMA Solving A Computational Geometry Problem Using A Memetic Algorithm ) presented its 1999 Materials Leadership Award to Scott Beckwith, the society's international technical director. ASSOCIATIONS Kim Pregartner-Weber was promoted to director of government affairs for the Rubber Manufacturers Association. RMA (RealMedia Architecture) See RealMedia. elected the following new officers for the upcoming fiscal year: Donald Shea, president/CEO; John Serumgard, executive vice president; Lisa Murphy, secretary and treasurer; Kevin Ott, vice president; and Steven Butcher, vice president. The Society of the Plastics Industry Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment (SPI) named Maureen Healey senior director of state government relations. The International Tire & Rubber Association appointed John Gamble and Joe Scott board members Ginger Evans was awarded the 1999 Rubber Roller Group Scholarship. RETIREES Mike Burns, former senior vice president of human resources and total quality culture for Goodyear Tire & Rubber, retired. OBITUARY Edward Armfield, Sr., founder and owner of Tecknit, died July 15. He was 84. |
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