O-I NAMES LUDOVIC VALETTE GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D
September 09 2013 - 8:59AM
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O-I NAMES LUDOVIC VALETTE GLOBAL VICE
PRESIDENT OF R&D
Appointment supports O-I's investments in
R&D
Perrysburg, Ohio (September 9, 2013) -
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces that Ludovic Valette is
named global vice president of research and development effective
August 26. Valette will be responsible for leading the
company's research and development efforts to find new, sustainable
and innovative ways of melting and forming glass. He will lead the
execution of the company's current R&D portfolio, while
managing the strategic development of the next wave of R&D
concepts aimed at securing O-I's position as the cost and
innovation leader in the glass packaging industry.
Valette joins O-I from The Dow Chemical Company, where he held
various leadership positions over the past 13 years. He holds a
master's degree in material sciences and engineering, and a Ph.D.
in macromolecular chemistry and composites from the National
Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France. He has authored or
co-authored more than 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals and
holds more than 25 granted patents and patent applications.
Valette's career at Dow spanned three continents and included
global leadership experience. Most recently he led a team of more
than 100 employees in the global R&D organization for Dow's
epoxy business. He is a member of the industry advisory board
Technological Innovations Generating Economic
Results at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, Georgia.
"The depth of Ludovic's technical knowledge and
expertise, combined with his transformational leadership
experience, are the right fit to ignite O-I's significant science
and engineering talent," said Giancarlo Currarino, vice president
and chief technology officer. "Under his leadership, I am confident
that we will make significant advances in R&D that will bring
value to O-I and, more importantly, to our customers."
Valette joins O-I as construction of the company's
Innovation Center nears completion. Announced in September 2012,
the Innovation Center will help advance new concepts and qualify
emerging technologies that could revolutionize glass melting and
forming. The center is expected to begin pilot operations in the
fourth quarter of this year.
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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 $7.0
billion in 2012, the Company is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio,
USA, and employs approximately 22,500 people at 79 plants in 21
countries. O-I delivers safe, sustainable, pure, iconic,
brand-building glass packaging to a growing global marketplace.
O-I's Glass Is Life(TM) movement promotes the widespread benefits
of glass packaging in key markets around the globe. For more
information, visit www.o-i.com or www.glassislife.com.
Valette, Ludovic
Ludovic Valette Named Vice President Research and Development
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