Dan Steen Named Chair of NAM's National Public Affairs Steering Committee
April 22 2009 - 5:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
O-I's Vice President of Government Affairs assumes role in April
PERRYSBURG, Ohio, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dan Steen,
Vice President of Government Affairs for Owens-Illinois, Inc., will
become the new chair of the National Association of Manufacturers'
(NAM) National Public Affairs Steering Committee (NPASC), effective
May 6, 2009. Steen will follow William Corcoran of W. R. Grace
& Co., in that leadership role. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) "We are
extremely pleased to welcome Dan as Chair of the NPASC," said John
Engler, president of the NAM. "We believe that Dan's leadership,
dedication and extensive experience will serve our organization
well as we continue to express the vital role manufacturing can
play in creating economic stability and growth for our country." As
the National Public Affairs Steering Committee Chair, Steen will
help lead public and government affairs professionals at the
nation's leading manufacturing companies in supporting NAM efforts,
ranging from member involvement to congressional relationship
building. "In today's economic climate, the manufacturing sector
must continue to make its voice heard on issues affecting member
companies and their 13 million American workers and their
families," said Steen. The NAM is the nation's leading industry
organization, advocating for manufacturing interests addressing key
federal issues impacting manufacturing, including environmental,
tax, legal and labor policies. Steen has been active on the NPASC
for the last 10 years, having served as the Ohio-Wisconsin Region
Vice Chair of the NPASC and currently, as the chair of NAM's Key
Vote Advisory Committee and Legal Issues Policy Committee. In
addition to his involvement in the National Association of
Manufacturers, Steen also serves as chairman of the Glass Packaging
Institute's Legislative Committee. 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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