CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timken
Company (NYSE: TKR) has named Russell F.
Folger as vice president – quality advancement. He
assumes the leadership role formerly held by Donna J. Demerling, who retires at the end of
December after a 38-year career at the company.
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Folger has held the position of director of global quality since
2007, overseeing the implementation and management of Timken's
Quality Management System, the backbone of the company's robust
quality assurance processes. In his new role, he will be
responsible for quality management systems and quality assurance
throughout the company, including business processes, product
design, manufacturing, supply chain and administration.
"Quality is a core value at Timken. Customers around the world
rely on us wherever parts move and turn in their most critical
applications," said James W.
Griffith, president and chief executive officer. "Russ
brings more than 30 years of customer engineering experience to the
quality organization and has worked with Timken facilities around
the world. In his new role, he will ensure that we continue
to live the core value of quality throughout our organization."
Demerling retires after a long career of engineering and
leadership positions with Timken. Since joining the company in 1972
as an application engineer, she held numerous positions of
increasing responsibility including president of Timken's aerospace
business and senior vice president of supply chain transformation.
She also managed bearing manufacturing and distribution operations
in Bucyrus, Ohio, and bearing
manufacturing in Lincolnton, N.C.
She has been vice president of quality since 2005.
Having a customer focus throughout his career at Timken, Folger
joined the company in 1979 as a sales engineer before progressing
through a series of global roles in sales and application
engineering, including a leadership role in the Yokohama, Japan, sales office and later
serving as chief engineer and vice president of engineering for
automotive markets. After moving into a leadership role in the
quality organization, he worked closely with Demerling to ensure a
continued focus on quality throughout a time of significant global
and product expansion.
Folger earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from
Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and completed the executive
development for global excellence program at the Darden School of
Business at the University of Virginia.
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 its customers'
machinery to perform more efficiently and reliably. With sales of
$3.1 billion in 2009, operations in
27 countries/territories and approximately 17,000 employees, Timken
is Where You Turn® for better performance.
Media Contact: Lorrie Paul Crum,
Manager – Global Media and Strategic Communications, Mail Code:
GNW-37, 1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton,
OH 44706 U.S.A., Telephone: (330) 471-3514, Mobile: (330)
224-5021, lorrie.crum@timken.com, or Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Director – Capital Markets and
Investor Relations, Mail Code: GNE-26, 1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.,
Canton, OH 44706 U.S.A.,
Telephone: (330) 471-7446, steve.tschiegg@timken.com
For Additional Information:
www.timken.com/media
www.timken.com/investors
SOURCE The Timken Company