PERRYSBURG, Ohio, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI), the world’s
largest glass packaging maker, has named Paul Jarrell the company’s new senior vice
president and chief human resources officer. Jarrell succeeds
Steve Malia, who retired at the end
of May.
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Jarrell will be responsible for leading the global human
resource function by developing and implementing people strategies
that enable O-I to achieve its business objectives. As O-I
continues its growth, Jarrell will be accountable for global talent
management and strengthening leadership and organizational
development programs, while also supporting O-I’s expanding
operations in Asia Pacific and
Latin America.
“Paul’s more than 25 years of global human resource experience
in manufacturing will provide invaluable insights for our managers
in leading, developing, rewarding and motivating our employees
throughout O-I,” said Chairman and CEO Al
Stroucken. “As a strategic partner to our business units,
Paul will help ensure that we have the right capabilities in place
to execute our strategic priorities.”
During the past two decades, Jarrell has held human resource
leadership roles at large corporations in the United States and Europe. He spent nearly 17 years with Alcoa,
Inc., where he held various human resource, business management and
consulting roles. His last position with Alcoa was vice president
of human resources for Europe. He
later served as director of human resources for the commercial
businesses of ITT Corporation. Most recently, Jarrell served as the
executive vice president of human resources for DSM, a life
sciences and material sciences company based in the Netherlands.
Jarrell is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of
Industrial and Labor Relations.
About O-I
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI)
is the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and preferred
partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage brands.
With revenues of $6.6 billion in
2010, the company is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, USA, and employs more than
24,000 people at 80 plants in 21 countries. O-I delivers safe,
effective and sustainable glass packaging solutions to a growing
global marketplace. For more information, visit
www.o-i.com.
SOURCE Owens-Illinois, Inc.