O-I Appoints Dennis Williams to Board of Directors
October 18 2005 - 6:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens-Illinois,
Inc., (NYSE:OI) today announced that Dennis K. Williams has been
appointed to serve on the Company's Board of Directors effective
Oct. 18. He will also serve on the audit committee. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) Mr.
Williams currently serves as Chairman of the Board of IDEX
Corporation, manufacturer of pump products, dispensing equipment
and other engineered products. Additionally, he serves on the Board
of the Washington Group International, a $3 billion global
engineering and construction company. After earning his bachelor's
degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta, Mr. Williams began his career with General
Electric Company in the Aircraft Engines business unit as a design
engineer. He went on to serve in a variety of engineering
assignments until he left GE in 1973 to serve in a variety of
product management roles at Varian Associates, a scientific
instrument and equipment manufacturer. In 1978, Mr. Williams
returned to GE and spent the next 20 years in various assignments
including president and general manager of the Aerospace business
in London; chairman and chief executive officer of GE Canada, and
president and CEO of GE Nuovo Pignone in Florence, Italy, as well
as president and CEO of GE Power Systems Industrial Products. In
2000, Mr. Williams left GE to serve as chairman, president and CEO
of IDEX Corporation. "With more than 25 years of experience in
international and operational businesses and a deep understanding
of the capital construction industry, Dennis will be a key asset to
our Board," said Steve McCracken, O-I Chairman and CEO. About O-I
Millions of times a day, O-I glass containers, healthcare packaging
and specialty closure systems deliver many of the world's
best-known consumer products to people all around the world. With
leading positions in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and South
America, O-I provides consumer-preferred products that enable
superior taste, purity, visual appeal and value benefits for our
customers' products. Established in 1903, the company employs
nearly 30,000 people and has more than 100 manufacturing facilities
in 23 countries. In 2004, annual revenues were $6.2 billion. For
more information, visit http://www.o-i.com/.
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CONTACT: Kelley Yoder of O-I, +1-419-247-1388 Web site:
http://www.o-i.com/
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