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April 1, 2010Vitro AmericaVitro America, Memphis, promoted Arturo Carrillo to president. Chief financial officer since 2005, he has been with Vitro for seven years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard University. He replaces Luis Gonzalez, president since 2003, who elected to leave Vitro effective Feb. 28, 2010. Throughout his 25-year...
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June 1, 2009C.R. Laurence Co.Los Angeles-based C.R. Laurence Co. announced four promotions. Tina Olivares became manager of the customer services department. from online support manager. She has been with CRL for 17 years, and has more than 21 years of experience in the glass industry. Yolanda Cabadas became manager of CRL’s online support department from assistant to the online support manager. She...
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May 13, 2009CPFilmsSolutia Inc., St. Louis, named Ray Kollar as president and general manager of its CPFilms subsidiary, also in St. Louis. Most recently, he worked as vice president of commercial services for Solutia’s Technical Specialties business, where his proactive commercial approach generated significant sales volume increases in these premium branded product lines. Prior to...
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Hires, promotions and appointmentsJanuary 28, 2009PPG IndustriesOfficials at PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, announced that Gary Danowski, director, global operations, aerospace, became vice president, performance glazings. He reports to Senior Vice President Victoria M. Holt and is based at the Harmar, Pa., glass business and discovery center. Danowski joined PPG in 1982 as a production engineer, became an automotive glass sales engineer in 1988...
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Hirings, promotions and appointmentsDecember 11, 2008PPGCharles Kahle, vice president, coatings research and development, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, will take on additional responsibility as chief technology officer. In his new role, Kahle reports to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles Bunch. He joins the company’s Operating Committee, and works closely with the company’s business leadership and the board’s...
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Hirings, promotions and appointmentsNovember 24, 2008EdgetechManagement at Edgetech I.G. Inc. promoted Mike Anderson, Mike Vachon and Vince Warne to key roles in quality assurance and continuous improvement, and appointed Sarah Swigert and Matthew Downing as customer service representatives at Cambridge, Ohio, headquarters. Anderson became technical resource manager with responsibility for the technical group’s analytical testing, customer...
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Hirings, promotions and appointmentsNovember 21, 2008Officials from Germany’s Bohle AG announced two changes in their Haan location’s management team. Christoph Schmidt became sales director with overall sales responsibility for the Bohle Group. Before joining the Bohle Group, Schmidt worked for Fraba AG of Germany. Arne Klöfkorn joined Bohle AG’s board of directors. He has been with the company since 2004, most recently as...
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Hirings, promotions and appointmentsNovember 6, 2008GlasslamOfficials from Glasslam N.G.I. Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla., appointed Gerhard Reichert as president. He previously served as director of engineering and vice president of business development at Edgetech I.G., Cambridge, Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.EdgetechOfficials from Edgetech I.G. Inc., Cambridge, Ohio,...
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Hirings, promotions and appointmentsSeptember 24, 2008GlasslamOfficials from Glasslam N.G.I. Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla., appointed Gerhard Reichert as president. He previously served as director of engineering and vice president of business development at Edgetech I.G., Cambridge, Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.EdgetechOfficials from Edgetech I.G. Inc., Cambridge, Ohio,...
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September 12, 2008EdgetechOfficials from Edgetech I.G. of Cambridge, Ohio, promoted Todd Haney to director of operations and hired Keith Berg as a Florida-based technical service representative.Haney will be responsible for manufacturing, engineering, supply chain management and mixing technology. He joined the company in 2004 as engineering manager and before that, worked for six years at Lauren...
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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
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In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...
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