Marty Curran Named Corning Innovation Officer
19 Julho 2012 - 6:00PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that its Board
of Directors has elected Martin J. Curran to the position of senior
vice president and innovation officer, a new position in the
company, effective Aug. 1, 2012.
Curran, 53, will report to both Wendell P. Weeks, chairman,
chief executive officer and president, and Dr. David L. Morse,
executive vice president and chief technology officer. Most
recently, Curran served as senior vice president and general
manager, Corning Optical Fiber.
Curran joined Corning in 1984 and has held several roles in
finance, manufacturing, marketing, and served as senior vice
president and general manager for Corning Cable Systems Hardware
and Equipment Americas organization, prior to being named head of
optical fiber. He received his undergraduate degree from the
University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from the University
of Virginia’s Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business.
In his new role, Curran will be responsible for leading an
entrepreneurial-focused organization that will operate across all
business segments to identify and develop near-term revenue
opportunities. A key responsibility will be streamlining the
innovation process and creating faster product development and
speed-to-market.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural
disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns;
adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory;
the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents;
product and components performance issues; retention of key
personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed in Corning’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation
to update them in light of new information or future events.
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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