Sergio Galindo Named President of O-I North America and Tim Connors Named President of O-I Asia Pacific
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Sergio Galindo Named President of O-I North
America and
Tim Connors Named President of O-I Asia
Pacific
Perrysburg, Ohio (May 29, 2015) - Owens-Illinois,
Inc. (NYSE: OI) announced today that Sergio Galindo has been named
president of O-I North America and Tim Connors has been named
president of O-I Asia Pacific, effective June 1, 2015.
Galindo, currently president of O-I's Asia Pacific
region, brings 20 years of experience to his new role and will be
responsible for O-I operations in U.S. and Canada.
"Sergio is a strong and knowledgeable leader who
understands the importance of balancing revenue optimization and
new business development with manufacturing capability and
performance," said Andres Lopez, O-I chief operating officer and
president of glass containers. "He has done an excellent job
enhancing our Asia-Pacific region's capabilities to better face
very challenging market conditions, and we are confident he will
support and encourage the strong operational focus we are
undertaking in our North American region."
Prior to being named president of Asia Pacific in
2012, Galindo served as general manager of O-I Colombia. Under his
leadership, that business nearly doubled its earnings from its
glass packaging, tableware and flat glass operations in three
years. Before assuming his role in Colombia, he served as
general manager of O-I Peru for five years.
Connors currently serves as general manager of
O-I's Australian operations, which drive the largest portion of
O-I's business in the region. As president of O-I Asia Pacific,
Connors will be responsible for O-I's business in Australia, New
Zealand, Indonesia and China, as well as the company's joint
venture interests in Malaysia and Vietnam. In his 18-year career at
O-I, Connors has served in a variety of finance, manufacturing and
business strategy roles. Prior to being named general manager of
O-I Australia, he was vice president of finance for the Asia
Pacific region for three years.
"Tim has proven to be a remarkably flexible and
insightful leader," said Lopez. "As a member of the Asia Pacific
leadership team for the past four years, he is very familiar with
the market dynamics of the region, as well as our operations there.
As general manager of O-I Australia, he strengthened the
competitive position of our Australian business - particularly the
wine and beer segments - through footprint realignment, customer
engagement and a focus on total cost. His background and experience
in multiple regions make him ideally suited to lead our business in
Asia Pacific."
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About O-I
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) is the world's
largest glass container manufacturer and preferred partner for many
of the world's leading food and beverage brands. The Company had
revenues of $6.8 billion in 2014 and employs approximately 21,100
people at 75 plants in 21 countries. With global headquarters in
Perrysburg, Ohio, USA, O-I delivers safe, sustainable, pure,
iconic, brand-building glass packaging to a growing global
marketplace. For more information, visit o-i.com.
O-I's Glass Is Life(TM) movement promotes the
widespread benefits of glass packaging in key markets around the
globe. Learn more about the reasons to choose glass and join the
movement at glassislife.com.
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O-I NA and APAC Regional Presidents Announced 5-29-2015
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Source: Owens-Illinois, Inc. via Globenewswire
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