William L. Pringle Named Senior Vice President of Sika Corporation's Industry Division
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., April 11 -- Sika Corporation has named William L. Pringle as the new Senior Vice President of Sika Corporation's Industry Division. In this position, Pringle will be responsible for assisting with the successful commercialization of new products and the existing product line management for all Industry market segments served throughout the U.S.A.
Prior to accepting his position with Sika, Pringle spent fifteen years at Dow Automotive and Owen's Corning Automotive. While at Dow he held a number of positions, most recently as Director of North American OEM's. Pringle offered: "I was immediately attracted to Sika which has a highly respected brand name and is an established leader within the adhesive and sealants industry. Our strategy will remain one of partnering with our customers in bringing advanced technological adhesive, sealant and sound damping solutions to their greatest manufacturing and aftermarket challenges."
William Pringle has Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Anthropology from the University of Michigan. He also attended Economics and Computer Science courses at Harvard University.
The Industry Division of Sika Corporation is headquartered in Madison Heights, MI. The company is a leading supplier of adhesives and sealants serving automotive aftermarket, industrial, marine, and transportation markets. Product lines include polyurethane adhesives and sealants, hot melt adhesives, epoxies, acrylics, silicones and butyl sealants. Specific applications for Sika adhesives and sealants are found in the appliance, automotive glass replacement, HVAC, metal building, transportation, marine, and fenestration industries. Visit the Sika Corporation Industry Division website at http://www.sikaindustry.com/ .
Sika Corporation is a supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction, industry and automotive markets. Sika Corporation is a subsidiary of Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland. Sika has annual sales of approximately US$1.9 billion (CHF 2.5 billion), over 8,500 employees and operations in more than 66 countries. Visit the Sika Corporation website at http://www.sikacorp.com/ .
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