The Manufacturing Institute Honors Three at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company with 2017 STEP Ahead Awards
March 15 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
National award recognizes women for excellence
and leadership in manufacturing
The Manufacturing Institute has recognized three Cooper Tire
& Rubber Company employees with a Women in Manufacturing STEP
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award for
2017.
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Christine Linder, Manufacturing Services
Manager at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s tire manufacturing
facility in Texarkana, Ark, has been honored by The Manufacturing
Institute with a 2017 STEP Ahead Award. (Photo: Business Wire)
Christine Linder, Manufacturing Services Manager at Cooper’s
tire manufacturing facility in Texarkana, Ark., Stacie Rampe,
Corporate Benefits and Payroll Manager based in Findlay, Ohio, and
Kelsey Wensink, Regional Credit Manager, also based in Findlay, are
among 130 women nationally who have earned the honor from a field
of hundreds of nominees.
The STEP Ahead Awards program, now in its fifth year, recognizes
women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their
careers and represent all levels of manufacturing, from the factory
floor to senior executive leadership. On April 20, winners of the
STEP Ahead Award will be recognized at a reception in Washington,
D.C., where each honoree’s story will be highlighted, including
their leadership and accomplishments in manufacturing as well as
their roles in the community. Linder, Rampe and Wensink will attend
this event along with members of Cooper’s senior executive
leadership team.
“It’s gratifying to see that three Cooper leaders, out of
hundreds of women who were nominated nationwide, earned this
important recognition. Christine, Stacie and Kelsey continue to
make a positive impact at our company, in the field of
manufacturing, and in our communities,” said Brad Hughes, Cooper’s
President & Chief Executive Officer. “All three play integral
roles at Cooper and serve as outstanding role models to other women
and men in their manufacturing careers. On behalf of everyone at
Cooper, I congratulate these three leaders and wish them continued
success.”
Linder joined Cooper as a co-op student in 2002 and three years
later became a full-time member of the Cooper team. A Lean Six
Sigma Black Belt, Linder served in a variety of engineering roles
with the company before accepting her current position as
Manufacturing Services Manager. Her community volunteerism includes
serving as a wish granter for Make-A-Wish and as a board member for
the United Way of Greater Texarkana. Linder was named a young
professional “On the Rise” by Modern Tire Dealer in 2016. She holds
a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of
Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, and a master’s degree in business
administration from Texas A&M University – Texarkana.
Rampe has more than two decades of experience in manufacturing.
She joined Cooper in 2012 as a Senior Human Resources Business
Partner and later moved into her current position as Corporate
Manager, Payroll and Benefits. In the community, she promotes tire
and vehicle safety for teens and young adults as a volunteer for
Cooper’s Tread Wisely program. She also serves as a board member
for Children’s Mentoring Connection of Hancock County and the
Business Affiliates Scholarship program at the University of
Findlay. Rampe holds a bachelor’s degree in human resource
management and a master’s degree in business administration with a
concentration in organizational leadership, both from the
University of Findlay.
Wensink, honored as a STEP Ahead Award Emerging Leader, a
category for women in manufacturing who are under the age of 30,
has been a Cooper employee since 2009. She worked in several
purchasing and sourcing roles before taking on her current position
as Regional Credit Manager. Wensink volunteers as a member of
Cooper’s Dream Team, a group of employees who work with youth to
enhance the image of careers in manufacturing. Wensink holds a
bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a specialization
in supply chain management, from Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, Ohio, and is pursuing a master’s degree in business
administration with a focus on organizational leadership from the
University of Findlay.
The STEP Ahead Awards are part of a larger STEP Ahead
initiative, launched to examine and promote the role of women in
the manufacturing industry through recognition, research, and
leadership for attracting, advancing, and retaining strong female
talent.
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent
company of a global family of companies that specializes in the
design, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger car, light
truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper’s
headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales,
distribution, technical and design operations within its family of
companies located in more than one dozen countries around the
world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com,
www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.
About The Manufacturing Institute
The Manufacturing Institute (the Institute) is the 501(c)(3)
affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. As a
nonpartisan organization, the Institute is committed to delivering
leading-edge information and services to the nation's
manufacturers. The Institute is the authority on the attraction,
qualification and development of world-class manufacturing talent.
For more information, please visit
www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
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