Corning Names Dr. David L. Morse Chief Technology Officer
22 Marzo 2012 - 2:10PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that the
company’s board of directors is expected to elect David L. Morse,
Ph.D., as executive vice president and chief technology officer at
its meeting on April 26, 2012. His appointment will be effective
May 1, at which time he will also become a member of Corning’s
management committee.
Dr. Morse will succeed Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Jr., 70, who is
retiring on April 30, 2012. Dr. Miller served 11 years as Corning’s
executive vice president and chief technology officer.
“Corning has a long track record of producing life-changing
inventions, and we are confident that Dr. Morse will build upon
this legacy of success,” said Wendell P. Weeks, chairman, chief
executive officer, and president. “Under his leadership, the
research organization has delivered technical innovations to enable
Corning’s most recent new products in glass and ceramics, including
EAGLE XG® LCD glass, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, and ClearCurve®
multimode optical fiber.”
Dr. Morse, 59, has 36 years of experience in Corning’s
technology organization. He joined Corning in 1976 as a composition
scientist in glass research, and most recently served as senior
vice president and director of corporate research for the Science
& Technology organization.
Dr. Morse is a member of the National Academy of Engineering,
and chairman of the McDonnell International Scholars External
Advisory Committee at Washington University in St. Louis. He also
serves on the board of industry advisors for the International
Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass (MI-NFG) and the
National Science Foundation Board on Chemical Sciences and
Technology.
Dr. Morse is a graduate of Bowdoin College and received his
doctorate in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Corning. They have
three grown children.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in
specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 160 years of
materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning
creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology
systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control,
telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass
substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops;
ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery;
and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a
number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense,
astronomy, and metrology.
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