Timken Announces Leadership Changes
02 Marzo 2009 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) today announced several
leadership changes as part of an organizational realignment for
increased operating efficiency. �We are simplifying our operating
structure to reduce costs and optimize our business performance in
the current economic environment,� said James W. Griffith, Timken
president and chief executive officer. �We believe the changes to
our leadership structure improve the alignment across key areas of
the company, enabling greater efficiency in responding to the
challenges of today�s marketplace.�
Christopher A. Coughlin, Richard G. Kyle, Daniel E. Muller and
Douglas H. Smith have been named to new assignments. Additionally,
Griffith said two Timken executives have announced their
retirements � Jon T. Elsasser, senior vice president and chief
information officer, and Mark J. Samolczyk, senior vice president �
corporate planning and development. Alastair R. Deane, senior vice
president � technology, will be leaving the company to pursue other
interests.
Christopher A. Coughlin has been named president �
Process Industries. He was formerly senior vice president � supply
chain and Project O.N.E. In his new role, Coughlin will lead the
Bearings and Power Transmission Group�s Process Industries segment,
with full profit and loss accountability. In addition, he will be
responsible for distribution management and global supply chain
management for the Bearings and Power Transmission Group.
Since 2007, Coughlin has been responsible for global supply
chain management, including strategy, demand planning, inventory
management, order fulfillment and purchasing for the Bearings and
Power Transmission Group. He provided leadership for Project
O.N.E., a multiyear initiative to streamline business processes and
implement an enterprise SAP-based resource planning system.
Coughlin began his Timken career in 1984 in the company�s steel
operations. He held a variety of management positions in the
company�s bearing business, including vice president � industrial
equipment; vice president � process industries and vice president �
primary metals. Coughlin received a bachelor�s degree in
metallurgical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a
master�s degree in business administration from Case Western
Reserve University.
Richard G. Kyle has been named president � Mobile
Industries, with full profit and loss accountability. Kyle, who
joined Timken in 2006, was previously vice president �
manufacturing for the Mobile Industries segment of the Bearings and
Power Transmission Group. Kyle will combine responsibility for the
Mobile Industries segment and manufacturing advancement across a
global network of plants. Kyle has provided leadership for an
aggressive global capacity expansion for the Bearings and Power
Transmission Group. Before joining Timken, Kyle served as vice
president of operations for the Hubbell Lighting Division of
Hubbell, Inc. in Spartanburg, S.C. He previously held division
management positions within Cooper Industries, including
manufacturing, supply chain and engineering. Kyle received a
bachelor�s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University
and a master�s degree in management from Northwestern University�s
Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Douglas H. Smith has been named senior vice president �
technology. He was formerly director � manufacturing � Asia, a
position he held since 2007. In his new role Smith will lead the
company�s technical function on a global basis with ultimate
responsibility for maintaining and deploying technical resources in
the areas of product design and development and manufacturing
technology for the company�s broad portfolio of steel, power
transmission, and friction management products.
Smith has been instrumental in expanding the company�s
manufacturing operations in Asia, including new plants in Wuxi and
Chengdu, China, and Chennai, India. Smith joined Timken at the
company�s Technology Center in Canton in 1991. He has held a number
of research and management positions, including manager of
manufacturing integration and automation and manager of intelligent
products and systems. His operations roles have included manager of
manufacturing operations � rail and director of operations at the
Wuxi, China plant. He has bachelor�s and master�s degrees in
mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Coughlin, Kyle and Smith all will report to Michael C.
Arnold, executive vice president and president � Bearings and
Power Transmission Group.
Daniel E. Muller has been named senior vice president �
strategy and chief information officer. He was formerly president
of distribution and services in the Bearings and Power Transmission
Group, a position he held since 2007. In his new role, Muller will
oversee corporate strategy and information technology.
Muller helped expand the company�s offerings of bearing-related
products and services and led efforts to create e-commerce ventures
to increase sales for the company�s bearing business. He also held
various executive positions with the former Latrobe Steel
subsidiaries, including president � Ohio Alloy Steels, and vice
president � operations � Timken Latrobe Steel Distribution. After
joining Timken in 1979, Muller had several assignments within the
information technology group and later held a management role in
the strategic management center. He has a bachelor�s degree in
computer science and operations research and a master of business
administration degree, both from Kent State University.
Muller will report to Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice
president � finance and administration.
During their careers at Timken, Jon Elsasser and Mark
Samolczyk have served in key management roles as the company
pursued its strategy for global growth. Elsasser had served as vice
president of corporate development and vice president of bearing
operations for Europe, Africa and West Asia, and also managed the
company�s business in Brazil. Samolczyk was instrumental in the
integration of the automotive businesses following the company�s
acquisition of The Torrington Company, and he previously served as
president and general manager of Precision Steel Components. He
also managed Timken�s operations in Canada and Mexico. Al
Deane � an auto industry veteran in driveline technologies �
joined Timken three years ago to provide technology leadership as
the company focused on enhancing its new product pipeline. As the
company has shifted its focus, Deane is leaving the company to
pursue other interests.
�We deeply appreciate the contributions that Jon, Mark and Al
have made to the company, and wish them well,� Griffith said.
About The Timken
Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR, http://www.timken.com) keeps the
world turning, with innovative friction management and power
transmission products and services, enabling our customers to
perform faster and more efficiently. With sales of $5.7 billion in
2008, operations in 26 countries and approximately 25,000
employees, Timken is Where You Turn� for better performance.
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