Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE: GLW) Board of Directors today
announced that Thomas D. French, former senior partner and current
senior partner emeritus with McKinsey & Company, has been
appointed to Corning’s Board of Directors, effective June 20, 2023.
“Tom brings unique industry knowledge and expertise across
technology-driven companies and in Corning’s key
markets,” said Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and chief executive
officer. “He will be an excellent asset to our diverse,
accomplished, and engaged Board of Directors.”
Mr. French will serve on the board’s Audit Committee as well as
its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee. He will
hold office until Corning’s annual meeting of shareholders in the
spring of 2024, at which time he will stand for election to
a one-year term. His appointment brings the number of
Corning directors to 16.
About Thomas D. French
Mr. French retired as a senior partner of McKinsey & Company
in December 2019, and currently is senior partner emeritus. During
his 33-year career with McKinsey, he served leading
technology-driven industrial companies on issues of strategy,
marketing, corporate governance, and organization design. He led
the firm’s Global Marketing and Sales Practice for five years, the
Americas Practice for seven years, and served on multiple firm
governance committees. He is a trustee of several non-profit
organizations.
Mr. French brings four decades of management consulting
experience to the Board. In particular, he brings deep familiarity
with how global, technology-driven companies approach strategic
planning, digital transformation, customer engagement, organization
design, innovation, and matters of governance. In his role leading
McKinsey’s Global Marketing and Sales Practice, he gained unique
insight into how innovation-driven industrial companies
commercialize new technologies and build businesses. He is also
deeply versed in the dynamics of Corning’s end markets, including
telecommunications, display glass, advanced materials, and consumer
electronics.
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Company’s ability to innovate and commercialize new products, the
Company's expected capital expenditure and the Company’s
implementation of cost-reduction initiatives and measures to
improve pricing, including the optimization of the Company’s
manufacturing capacity.
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impacts on our businesses' global supply chains and strategies;
changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market
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COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, interest rates, the value of
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availability of government incentives, decreases or sudden
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volatility on our financial position and businesses; the duration
and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact across our
businesses on demand, personnel, operations, our global supply
chains and stock price; possible disruption in commercial
activities or our supply chain due to terrorist activity,
cyber-attack, armed conflict, political or financial instability,
natural disasters, international trade disputes or major health
concerns; loss of intellectual property due to theft, cyber-attack,
or disruption to our information technology infrastructure; ability
to enforce patents and protect intellectual property and trade
secrets; unanticipated disruption to Corning’s, our suppliers’ and
manufacturers’ supply chain, equipment, facilities, IT systems or
operations; product demand and industry capacity; competitive
products and pricing; availability and costs of critical
components, materials, equipment, natural resources and utilities;
new product development and commercialization; order activity and
demand from major customers; the amount and timing of our cash
flows and earnings and other conditions, which may affect our
ability to pay our quarterly dividend at the planned level or to
repurchase shares at planned levels; the amount and timing of any
future dividends; the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and
other similar transactions; the effect of regulatory and legal
developments; ability to pace capital spending to anticipated
levels of customer demand; our ability to increase margins through
implementation of operational changes, pricing actions and cost
reduction measures; rate of technology change; adverse litigation;
product and component performance issues; retention of key
personnel; customer ability to maintain profitable operations and
obtain financing to fund ongoing operations and manufacturing
expansions and pay receivables when due; loss of significant
customers; changes in tax laws, regulations and international tax
standards; the impacts of audits by taxing authorities; the
potential impact of legislation, government regulations, and other
government action and investigations; and other risks detailed in
Corning’s SEC filings.
For a complete listing of risks and other factors, please
reference the risk factors and forward-looking statements described
in our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form
10-Q.
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About Corning IncorporatedCorning
(www.corning.com) is one of the world’s leading innovators in
materials science, with a 170-year track record of life-changing
inventions. Corning applies its unparalleled expertise in glass
science, ceramic science, and optical physics along with its deep
manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop
category-defining products that transform industries and enhance
people’s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in
RD&E, a unique combination of material and process innovation,
and deep, trust-based relationships with customers who are global
leaders in their industries. Corning’s capabilities are versatile
and synergistic, which allows the company to evolve to meet
changing market needs, while also helping its customers capture new
opportunities in dynamic industries. Today, Corning’s markets
include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics,
display, automotive, solar, semiconductors, and life sciences.
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