PERRYSBURG, Ohio, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI)
announces that Abbott Wolfe has been
named vice president sales and marketing for O-I North America.
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Wolfe will be responsible for driving new O-I product concepts
to market, optimizing segment marketing efforts and growing
relationships with customers. Previously, he was chief sales
officer at Pabst Brewing Company, where he reinvigorated a
declining segment of business.
"Abbott's leadership experience in the consumer packaged goods
industry will be a great asset as our teams focus on increasing
sales and developing new products," said Miguel Escobar, president, O-I North
America.
In addition to his experience at Pabst Brewing Company, Wolfe
served in a variety of senior leadership roles at Constellation
Brands, Inc.
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 22,000 people with 78 plants in 22 countries. In 2009,
net sales were $7.1 billion. For more
information, visit www.o-i.com.
SOURCE Owens-Illinois, Inc.