Donald W. Blair, Chief Financial Officer, NIKE, Inc., Named to Corning Board of Directors
15 Luglio 2014 - 3:20PM
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CORNING, N.Y., July 15,
2014 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today
appointed Donald W. Blair, executive vice president and chief
financial officer for NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), to Corning's Board of
Directors, effective July 15, 2014.
Blair will serve on the board's finance and audit
committees. He will hold office until Corning's annual meeting of
shareholders in the spring of 2015, at which time he will stand for
election to a one-year term. His appointment brings the number of
Corning directors to 13.
Blair, 56, brings to the board extensive financial
expertise and management experience at the international,
operational, and corporate levels. He has served as NIKE, Inc.'s
CFO since 1999, with responsibility for strategy, investor
relations and finance, including controllership, business and
financial planning, treasury, tax, and internal audit. Previously,
he spent 14 years at PepsiCo, Inc. in a number of senior
executive-level corporate and operating unit financial assignments,
including CFO roles for PepsiCo Japan (based in Tokyo) and
Pepsi-Cola International's Asia Division (based in Hong Kong). He
began his career in 1981 as an accountant with Deloitte Haskins
& Sells in New York City.
Blair holds a Master of Business Administration
and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, both from the
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
About Corning
Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators
in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied
its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and
optical physics to develop products that have created new
industries and transformed people's lives. Corning succeeds through
sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material
and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to
solve tough technology challenges. Corning's businesses and markets
are constantly evolving. Today, Corning's products enable diverse
industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications,
transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant
cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for
advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and
connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks;
trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing;
and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road
vehicles.
Media Relations
Contact:
Daniel F.
Collins
(607)
974-4197
collinsdf@corning.com
Investor Relations
Contact:
Ann H.S. Nicholson
(607) 974-6716
nicholsoas@corning.com
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Source: Corning Incorporated via Globenewswire
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