O-I Announces New Chief Strategy Officer
March 25 2009 - 5:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Greg Sipla to drive execution of O-I's strategic priorities
PERRYSBURG, Ohio, March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE:OI) announces that Greg Sipla has been
named vice president and chief strategy officer. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) Mr.
Sipla will be responsible for the development of O-I's long-term
strategy through his establishment and leadership of an office of
strategic management. He also will lead O-I's efforts to enter
markets and businesses not currently pursued by the company and
will provide analytical insight and support for growth in markets
and businesses where the company currently competes. "O-I is in the
process of enhancing its position as the leader in the global glass
packaging industry. We see Greg as key in driving our strategies on
a global basis," said Jim Baehren, senior vice president of
strategic planning and general counsel. "Greg brings many years of
experience in these areas and we look forward to having him on our
team." Mr. Sipla joins O-I from the Tupperware Brands Corporation,
where he served as vice president of strategy and business
development. Previously, he held strategic planning positions at
Constellation Brands, Accenture, Siemens Medical Systems and
Anheuser-Busch. About O-I Millions of times a day, O-I glass
containers deliver many of the world's best-known consumer products
to people all around the world. With the leading position in
Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America, O-I
manufactures consumer-preferred, 100 percent recyclable glass
containers that enable superior taste, purity, visual appeal and
value benefits for our customers' products. Established in 1903,
the company employs more than 23,000 people with 80 manufacturing
facilities in 22 countries. In 2008, net sales were $7.9 billion.
For more information, visit http://www.o-i.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: O-I CONTACT: Stephanie
Johnston, O-I Corporate Communications, +1-567-336-7199, Web Site:
http://www.o-i.com/
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