Whirlpool Corporation Announces Executive Changes at Global Technology Development Units.Business Editors BENTON HARBOR Benton Harbor, city (1990 pop. 12,818), Berrien co., SW Mich., on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River opposite St. Joseph; inc. 1869. A long-time fruit industry, tourist, and industrial center, noted for appliance manufacturing, the city declined in , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002 Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. today announced that Steve Paddock, who currently is vice president in charge of global refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. technology development, will takeover as vice president of global cooking technology development. Karel Czanderna, who is joining Whirlpool from Eastman Kodak Company, will assume Paddock's former post when these changes become effective on Nov. 1. Paddock has worked at Whirlpool for 26 years. He will oversee all of the company's cooking technology centers in St. Joseph, Mich.; Cassinetta, Italy; Joinville, Brazil; and Celaya, Mexico. He will continue to report to Mike Thieneman, Whirlpool's executive vice president and chief technology officer. Czanderna will oversee all of Whirlpool's regional refrigeration technology centers in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville (IPA: [ˈɛ.vənzˌvɪl]) is the third-largest city in the state of Indiana. ; Pune, India; Cassinetta, Italy; Monterrey, Mexico; and Joinville, Brazil. She also will report to Thieneman. In her previous post at Eastman Kodak, Czanderna had been vice president and corporate director for the company's Inkjet business strategy. She had been with the company for 18 years and held a series of increasingly senior positions. Czanderna holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering Materials science and engineering A multidisciplinary field concerned with the generation and application of knowledge relating to the composition, structure, and processing of materials to their properties and uses. from Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. . Luis Reyes, who had headed up Paddock's new post at the global cooking technology group, has been named general manager of Whirlpool's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. southern sales region, which includes 35 countries throughout the Caribbean, Central America and parts of South America. He will report to Greg McManus, Whirlpool's vice president of sales for North America. Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of $10.3 billion, 65,000 employees, and nearly 50 manufacturing and technology research centers around the globe. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names to consumers in more than 170 countries. Additional information about the company can be found on the Internet at www.WhirlpoolCorp.com. |
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